WH: There Was 'Not A Meeting' Between Trump And New Russian Ambassador
By ALLEGRA KIRKLAND Published SEPTEMBER 8, 2017 6:01 PM
The White House late Friday swatted down claims made by Russia’s new ambassador to the U.S. that he had held a “warm and friendly” introductory meeting with President Donald Trump earlier in the day.
“There was not a meeting,” White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said in an email to TPM. “He was here for a credentialing ceremony with 12 other new ambassadors and their spouses.”
Anatoly Antonov was far more loquacious in his comments to the Russian press, characterizing the initial meeting as chummy. “The atmosphere was good, constructive and friendly,” Antonov said, as quoted by TASS. “President Trump met me cordially. We agree with his staff members to continue our contacts.”
This initial face-to-face comes at a moment of escalating tensions in U.S.-Russia relations. Just last week, the Trump administration ordered the closure of Russian trade missions in Washington and New York, as well as the Russian consulate in San Francisco, where the fire department found staff burning unidentified items in the fireplace on an unseasonably warm August day. This move follows Russia’s expulsion of hundreds of U.S. diplomatic staff earlier in the summer.
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Mrs. Trump: "Donny?! Did you eat all the chocolate-chip cookies?"
Donny: "No-o-o-o."
Mrs. Trump: "Well, you're the only other person in the house. You have crumbs on your shirt and chocolate on your face."
Donny: "But, I didn't EAT them all. I just repeatedly tasted them until there were none remaining."
(It reminds me of this little boy... 
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Technically, the container of sprinkles isn't COMPLETELY empty. And technically, he didn't eat THOSE sprinkles that are still in the container.
