Trump turns on 'buddy' Putin over Ukraine, says he'll slap Russia with sanctions now

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9. This is the same dance

as term one when Trump was NATO bashing and fawning over his pal, then facing some blowback at being caught out being influenced he attacked Putin to show his independence- without changing any of his pro-Putin actions. Same sleazy way of denial and asserting his independence when his actions make the "indignation" meaningless. Probably came out when the NYT made "news" discovery that gee, gosh, golly, if not a Russian agent, Trump might as well be for all his actions? Putin does not take that too seriously, but how much patience does he have for Trump's cowardly sensitivity?

What Trump is probably saying is that "don't you dare try to play me(with that file)" then go back to more intense Ukraine bashing to prove he is still Putin's puppet.