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Swede

(38,644 posts)
Thu Jan 29, 2026, 06:30 PM Yesterday

Critics aghast as White House displays framed photo of Trump with Putin

Donald Trump has apparently added a framed photo of himself standing with Vladimir Putin to the White House decor, prompting criticism from a senator, members of the media and beyond.

Newly surfaced photos from the Palm Room, which connects the West Wing to the executive residence, show a framed image of the US president and the Russian president at their summit in Alaska last August. Notably, that event marked the first in-person meeting between US and Russian leaders since Russia invaded Ukraine in early 2022. The meeting drew complaints from Democrats who accused him of “cozying up” to Putin, and rolling out “the red carpet” for the Russian leader “instead of “standing with Ukraine and our allies”.


https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/29/trump-putin-white-house-photo

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Critics aghast as White House displays framed photo of Trump with Putin (Original Post) Swede Yesterday OP
This says it all IMO Blue Owl Yesterday #1
Vlad's goal bdamomma Yesterday #3
State by State, we the PEOPLE will..... Blue Owl Yesterday #13
This is bdamomma Yesterday #17
Excellent piece -- thanks for the link Blue Owl Yesterday #18
Indeed. yellow dahlia Yesterday #5
Trump rolling out the red carpet for Vlad @ Botany 7 hrs ago #20
Krasnov! yellow dahlia 5 hrs ago #22
Exactly and many of us saw it Cha Yesterday #16
Aghast? Did everyone already know that Trump is Putin's puppet? Jim__ Yesterday #2
Aghast????? bdamomma 10 hrs ago #19
That's what Hillary called him during a debate in 2016: "Putin's puppet." sop 6 hrs ago #21
Nancy knew SheltieLover Yesterday #4
Yep. All roads.... yellow dahlia Yesterday #6
Yup SheltieLover Yesterday #14
Republican traitors have nothing to say? Doodley Yesterday #7
Another day, another shit-storm. Disaffected Yesterday #8
Surprised it... 2naSalit Yesterday #9
One of these two pictures might have been appropriate Tasmanian Devil Yesterday #10
He probably has a shrine to Putin planned. highplainsdem Yesterday #11
Why is anyone surprised ? kacekwl Yesterday #12
Nazi Shite for brains is Cha Yesterday #15

Blue Owl

(58,490 posts)
1. This says it all IMO
Thu Jan 29, 2026, 06:32 PM
Yesterday

Vlad is destroying the USA from the inside with his orange sock puppet

bdamomma

(69,290 posts)
3. Vlad's goal
Thu Jan 29, 2026, 06:40 PM
Yesterday

is coming true, why give the win to him??????? Really can't we stand up to bullies???

bdamomma

(69,290 posts)
17. This is
Thu Jan 29, 2026, 08:25 PM
Yesterday

Vlad's revenge on Americans and our country. This is payback for us dismantling the USSR. And he's using an idiot to do it.

An ex-KGB'er evil to the end. I hope these wicked damaged men pay a large price for their hatred of humanity and their lust for power.

I found this article and will post if anyone is interested to read it.
https://www.csis.org/analysis/russian-meddling-united-states-historical-context-mueller-report





Botany

(76,613 posts)
20. Trump rolling out the red carpet for Vlad @
Fri Jan 30, 2026, 02:14 PM
7 hrs ago

a U.S. military base on American soil was
shameful. Vladimir was paying the Taliban
100 k per U.S. soldier they killed in Afghanistan.

The man is a Russian agent.

Cha

(317,525 posts)
16. Exactly and many of us saw it
Thu Jan 29, 2026, 08:12 PM
Yesterday

coming and here we are living it..

We wondered what Putin had over him back then.. now I'm Thinking Epstein.

bdamomma

(69,290 posts)
19. Aghast?????
Fri Jan 30, 2026, 11:17 AM
10 hrs ago

they knew, they all knew. They sold out us and our country. They had 2 chances to impeach the bastard and they blew it!!!

Disaffected

(6,235 posts)
8. Another day, another shit-storm.
Thu Jan 29, 2026, 07:05 PM
Yesterday

The Estonian MP said it well:

"Lawmaker from Estonia says photo celebrates ‘the greatest war criminal of the 21st century’"

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