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Johonny

(26,505 posts)
Sat Aug 16, 2025, 10:48 AM Aug 2025

Trump's Alaska meeting with Putin reminded me

Of Trump's visit to North Korea.

It was a move that no other western leader was considering doing. It gave a huge media play to a leader desperate to establish credibility, and the gains were all one-sided.

America got nothing from this meeting. Russia TV will play Trump's clear over fawning for weeks or months. Just like North Korea got a media sensation event while giving Trump nothing, Putin got put back on the world stage while Trump got nothing but completely humiliated. This should be a surprise to no one because he was awful on the world stage his first term. Easily played, easily manipulated, hopelessly compromised. Sad really.

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Trump's Alaska meeting with Putin reminded me (Original Post) Johonny Aug 2025 OP
As a child of the Cold War, I found the whole thing absolutely nauseating Walleye Aug 2025 #1
Andy Borowitz reminds us that the only deal the Trump administration has made so far is with Ghislaine Maxwell. jls4561 Aug 2025 #2

Walleye

(45,307 posts)
1. As a child of the Cold War, I found the whole thing absolutely nauseating
Sat Aug 16, 2025, 10:50 AM
Aug 2025

Trump has no excuse he was around during the Cold War. Too busy pleasuring himself I guess.

jls4561

(3,254 posts)
2. Andy Borowitz reminds us that the only deal the Trump administration has made so far is with Ghislaine Maxwell.
Sat Aug 16, 2025, 11:22 AM
Aug 2025

It was on Facebook. I will post the link if you insist.

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