American media was barred from Trump meeting with Russian officials - not Russian media 'TASS'

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from TPM:

Trump’s Meeting With Russian Officials Was Closed To Media — Except Russia’s

Donald Trump’s meeting Wednesday morning with two top Russian officials was closed to all press — except, apparently, the Russian state news agency TASS.

Trump met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, along with Russian Ambassador to the United States Sergey Kislyak.

“The Lavrov meeting was closed to the press and the only visual account we have of it thus far is via handout photos from the Russian government,” The Hill’s Jordan Fabian wrote in a pool report Wednesday morning. “Those images show Trump also met with Russian ambassador Sergey Kislyak.”

Gizmodo’s Matt Novak noted on Twitter that Getty wire images of the meeting were credited to TASS, which is commonly described as state-run or state-owned.

read: http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/trump-meeting-lavrov-kislyak-closed-press-tass


...good pals:


Kislyak (subject in FBI investigation) in closed session with Lavrov, Tillerson & Trump

Link to tweet

[Eliot Rosewater]

1. So the coup is complete. Republican party is going along with this.

We knew all along this new republican party could be counted on NOT to protect America, didnt we.

How sick is this.

Remove the D and R from information about today and last two months, tell the story in 1980, every living republican demands the entire administration be removed.

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2. the coup is well underway

...puppet coup.

[C_U_L8R]

3. Republicans. You voted for this.

You fucking traitors.

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6. functionally compliant republican legislature in place

...willing and prepared to manipulate our democratic process to accommodate and perpetuate his autocratic rule.

Traitors.

[MontanaMama]

4. Was RT allowed in?

The coup does seem to be complete. No significant push back from the rethugs. This is unbelievable...except it is happening right before our eyes.

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5. Tass

...republicans are the agents of this tyranny.

Complicit.

[tallahasseedem]

7. Chuck Todd was pissed...

When you've lost him, you know it's bad.

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8. lol

...must have been a strong breeze in the studio.

[MontanaMama]

10. It's no accident

that the Russians came to town today - after the Comey firing. This appears calculated. If it walks like a duck...Holy shit.

[MedusaX]

9. You have overlooked the obvious... TASS IS now OUR News Agency

Since American Media is FAKE NEWS MEDIA

Velcum to zee new Amerika ...
Russia iz soo prrowd! So verry verry prrowd today!
New Amerika iz Great friend ov Rissia!

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11. TASS, RT, FOX

...US govt. state news.