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So is TSF going to trade away Alaska if Putin wants it? (Original Post) milestogo Aug 2025 OP
yes, that is the elephant in the room Eugene Aug 2025 #1
Trump isn't even aware that Putin pwned him C_U_L8R Aug 2025 #2
That would mean losing two Republican U.S. senators, one Republican congressman and three electoral votes. sop Aug 2025 #3
Well, Sarah Palin will really be able to see Russia from her kitchen window. no_hypocrisy Aug 2025 #4
Sarah Palin will work for Putin. milestogo Aug 2025 #5
Sure JustAnotherGen Aug 2025 #6
The real question aocommunalpunch Aug 2025 #7
Seriously? nt Disaffected Aug 2025 #8
Yes. milestogo Aug 2025 #9
They did get a raw deal. Disaffected Aug 2025 #10
Bad time for pee tapes. moondust Aug 2025 #11
Shirley Greg_In_SF Aug 2025 #12
For nothing shall be impossible with the great DealMaker. milestogo Aug 2025 #13
He thinks the US of A is his personal property KentuckyWoman Aug 2025 #14

C_U_L8R

(49,531 posts)
2. Trump isn't even aware that Putin pwned him
Sat Aug 9, 2025, 09:45 AM
Aug 2025

Trump is nothing but Putin's ignorant little lapdog.
With wagging tongue and tail, he has no idea
that his master is totally making fun of him.
Nothing good will come of this.

sop

(19,311 posts)
3. That would mean losing two Republican U.S. senators, one Republican congressman and three electoral votes.
Sat Aug 9, 2025, 09:48 AM
Aug 2025

I'm torn on the idea.

milestogo

(23,201 posts)
9. Yes.
Sat Aug 9, 2025, 10:23 AM
Aug 2025

Putin thinks Russia got a raw deal.

He's just like Trump. Always whining about being cheated.

Disaffected

(6,570 posts)
10. They did get a raw deal.
Sat Aug 9, 2025, 12:05 PM
Aug 2025

However that's a very long stretch from the US handing it back to them. Even longer than annexing Greenland or Canada...

Crap, haven't we enough to worry about as it is?

milestogo

(23,201 posts)
13. For nothing shall be impossible with the great DealMaker.
Sat Aug 9, 2025, 12:35 PM
Aug 2025
Russian nationalists have long demanded the return of Alaska. Now Trump has invited ICC-indicted Putin to the state

“This is not quite as bad as Trump inviting the Taliban to Camp David to talk about the peace negotiations in Afghanistan,” Bolton told CNN’s Kaitlan Collins. “But it certainly reminds one of that.”

“The only better place for Putin than Alaska would be if the summit were being held in Moscow,” Bolton added. “So the initial setup, I think, is a great victory for Putin.”

Julia Ioffe, founding partner and Washington correspondent of Puck News, tweeted: “So Vladimir Putin, who has an ICC warrant out for his arrest, gets a meeting with the U.S. president on U.S. soil without having to give up or even promise anything—after ignoring and insulting Trump. One more win for Putin, one more loss for Trump.”

KentuckyWoman

(7,417 posts)
14. He thinks the US of A is his personal property
Sat Aug 9, 2025, 12:42 PM
Aug 2025

He'll do anything he damn well pleases and expect Congress and SCOTUS to rubber stamp it later. I don't think America really understands the depth of his belief on this. If Putie wants Alaska... kapow... it's gone. Legal or not, no one will stop him.

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