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brooklynite

(94,360 posts)
Thu Oct 17, 2019, 07:27 AM Oct 2019

Kremlin questions language of 'unusual' Trump letter to Erdogan

Source: Reuters

MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Kremlin on Thursday questioned the tone of a letter sent by U.S. President Donald Trump to his Turkish counterpart Tayyip Erdogan, which it called highly unusual for correspondence between heads of state.

The White House on Wednesday released the Oct. 9 letter, in which Trump urged Erdogan: “Don’t be a tough guy” and “Don’t be a fool!”

“You don’t often encounter such language in correspondence between heads of state. It’s a highly unusual letter,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on a conference call.

Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-syria-security-trump-erdogan-kremlin/kremlin-questions-language-of-unusual-trump-letter-to-erdogan-idUSKBN1WW19R

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Kremlin questions language of 'unusual' Trump letter to Erdogan (Original Post) brooklynite Oct 2019 OP
Ya think, Dmitry? MontanaMama Oct 2019 #1
They are amused by the antics of their little pet puppet....They mock him and us... Pachamama Oct 2019 #2
At some point Putin will pull the Pontius Pilate not_the_one Oct 2019 #3
I don't think PUtin is ready to discard his rusty tool yet. lark Oct 2019 #14
not 'ready to discard his rusty tool yet'. Maybe just rattle his chain a bit. mpcamb Oct 2019 #23
"highly unusual" is the understatement of the century. n/t MBS Oct 2019 #4
Only the best words! NurseJackie Oct 2019 #5
This is ominous for Trump. yardwork Oct 2019 #6
My interpretation too. Mike 03 Oct 2019 #11
Hell must have frozen over, I agree with Putin on this groundloop Oct 2019 #7
In other words, gab13by13 Oct 2019 #8
Sounds like it comes out of The Producers. tanyev Oct 2019 #9
Kick dalton99a Oct 2019 #10
Erdogan literally threw his letter away! BluNoMatterHu Oct 2019 #12
Aww, Kremlin Daddy doesn't love Shitler any more. Sad! fleur-de-lisa Oct 2019 #13
There is nothing unusual about the letter rpannier Oct 2019 #15
It is written at a 5th grade level irisblue Oct 2019 #16
3rd grade UpInArms Oct 2019 #20
My Reply gembaby1 Oct 2019 #17
The ink wasn't dry on that letter.... SergeStorms Oct 2019 #18
It was undated ... On purpose UpInArms Oct 2019 #21
Reminds me of grade school notes.... Bayard Oct 2019 #19
That's One of the Tells RobinA Oct 2019 #24
Spot on. yonder Oct 2019 #27
Reminds me of Capone, only dummer rickyhall Oct 2019 #22
And we thought W. was embarrassing. crickets Oct 2019 #25
They probably passed the letter around and laughed. SummerSnow Oct 2019 #26
Kremlin forgot to use their Lil Orphan Annie Decoder Pin! Anon-C Oct 2019 #28
Damn The Liberal Lion Oct 2019 #29
"Hey that's not what we told him to say!" yellowcanine Oct 2019 #30
What's there to question? He's a blithering idiot and raging narcissistic psychopath. Initech Oct 2019 #31

MontanaMama

(23,296 posts)
1. Ya think, Dmitry?
Thu Oct 17, 2019, 07:30 AM
Oct 2019

Did you and the crew at the Kremlin not know the MF when you planned to install him? Whatever.

 

not_the_one

(2,227 posts)
3. At some point Putin will pull the Pontius Pilate
Thu Oct 17, 2019, 07:41 AM
Oct 2019

and start washing the turd off his hands.

Having a useful idiot is one thing, but an embarrassing one is quite another. Pootie don't like being embarrassed (poor grammar intended).

Soon the TRUMP STINK will be too much, even for Putin.

lark

(23,065 posts)
14. I don't think PUtin is ready to discard his rusty tool yet.
Thu Oct 17, 2019, 09:07 AM
Oct 2019

If the rusty bent tool gets SCOTUS to violate the constitution, PUtin will steal the next election (probably aided by SA) so drumpf can destroy NATO and remove all sanctions. After that, I'd say it's pretty much certain PUtin will out him and Lyndsey and RNC to create even more chaos and destruction for our country.

Mike 03

(16,616 posts)
11. My interpretation too.
Thu Oct 17, 2019, 08:32 AM
Oct 2019

This is more than just a snide comment. Russian TV right now is "joyous", "celebratory" and dismayed by everything that is happening in Syria. That is not what Trump was expecting to hear from Russia right now.

gab13by13

(21,264 posts)
8. In other words,
Thu Oct 17, 2019, 08:20 AM
Oct 2019

Putin is saying to Trump, can you blame Erdogan for what he is doing after such a nasty letter?

BluNoMatterHu

(31 posts)
12. Erdogan literally threw his letter away!
Thu Oct 17, 2019, 08:38 AM
Oct 2019

I heard he read it, balled it up and threw it in the trash. tRump is a little bitch and he knows it. Erdogan totally
played him for the fool he is.

https://www.thenational.ae/world/mena/erdogan-threw-away-donald-trump-s-letter-urging-a-deal-on-syria-1.924889

rpannier

(24,328 posts)
15. There is nothing unusual about the letter
Thu Oct 17, 2019, 09:30 AM
Oct 2019

because everything he does is unusual (read: bizarre and twisted)

gembaby1

(253 posts)
17. My Reply
Thu Oct 17, 2019, 10:45 AM
Oct 2019



🖕🖕🖕FUCK OFF RUSSIA 🖕🖕🖕




Maybe next time install someone with a microcosm of brain power.

SergeStorms

(19,186 posts)
18. The ink wasn't dry on that letter....
Thu Oct 17, 2019, 10:54 AM
Oct 2019

when Trump "released" it to the press. Trump actually thinks we're stupid enough to believe he sent that to Erdagon right after his infamous phone call. Well, his base is stupid enough, but no one with an IQ higher than their shoe size would believe it.

RobinA

(9,886 posts)
24. That's One of the Tells
Thu Oct 17, 2019, 11:47 AM
Oct 2019

that Trump is operating on a rather low developmental level. He's always talking about "liking" and "not liking" people and entities. Adults don't really talk that way much. Certainly we don't use it at work in professional matters. "Yes, I'll come to the birthday lunch for Karen, I like her." "Count me out of the birthday cake in the conference room, I don't like Dave." Yeah, no.

crickets

(25,952 posts)
25. And we thought W. was embarrassing.
Thu Oct 17, 2019, 11:47 AM
Oct 2019

Every time he seems to have found the bottom of the barrel... Nope. There's always a sad new depth of idiocy. *sigh*

Anon-C

(3,430 posts)
28. Kremlin forgot to use their Lil Orphan Annie Decoder Pin!
Thu Oct 17, 2019, 12:09 PM
Oct 2019
My fellow Americans, I'm pleased to tell you today that I've signed legislation that will outlaw Russia forever. We begin bombing in five minutes.

Initech

(100,041 posts)
31. What's there to question? He's a blithering idiot and raging narcissistic psychopath.
Fri Oct 18, 2019, 11:23 AM
Oct 2019

That's all you need to know.

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