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In reply to the discussion: What did Leavitt and the other WH aides witness that made them so spooked about the Putin/Trump meeting? [View all]
Maggiemayhem
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What did Leavitt and the other WH aides witness that made them so spooked about the Putin/Trump meeting? [View all]
bigtree
Aug 2025
OP
If they love their country they should come out and say what happened. Not doing something about it makes them
Escurumbele
Aug 2025
#50
Or perhaps his full-on dementia showed up in front of Putin, who was obviously pleased with the results.
Lonestarblue
Aug 2025
#35
I grant you that he is demented, but the real issue is that we all need to know what the demented buffoon
Escurumbele
Aug 2025
#51
I think it's more than just his demented self becoming obviously clear to everyone
slightlv
Aug 2025
#91
I would surmise she saw Putin literally threaten Trump and the US and saw Trump acquiesce/back down.
hlthe2b
Aug 2025
#4
I think its worst, and that is why, I insist, these people should come out and say what happened.
Escurumbele
Aug 2025
#52
I suspect Trump probably broke down during the meeting, totally lost it, started screaming and throwing things.
sop
Aug 2025
#31
It sounds like they heard something that they can't continue to make excuses for like they usually do.
RoeVWade
Aug 2025
#28
My Guess? Serious nuclear war threat and 47 said "go ahead, blow Zelensky to hell"
pat_k
Aug 2025
#106
Did Putin threaten to attack both Kyviv and Washington with nukes if TACO didn't
LastLiberal in PalmSprings
Aug 2025
#105
Worst case, paranoid scenario: Putin listened to Trump blather on about nothing
Gaugamela
Aug 2025
#22
Clearly something heinous went down in Alaska. I suspect we will find out what it was when Zelenskyy arrives.
flashman13
Aug 2025
#24
Don't think for a minute our erstwhile European allies don't know what was talked about.
paleotn
Aug 2025
#32
They finally realized that what they helped create is not a "Christian" America?
mucholderthandirt
Aug 2025
#75
trump received his marching orders from his master and is calling for Ukraine to unconditionally surrender to Putin
LetMyPeopleVote
Aug 2025
#79
Diplomacy doesn't leave men looking like corpses. Blackmail does. Betrayal does
LetMyPeopleVote
Aug 2025
#82
It is the natural response when you see your boss perform oral sex on another man.
Ray Bruns
Aug 2025
#85
The American people deserve to know, somehow, what happened will be revealed.
SWBTATTReg
Aug 2025
#86
They didn't realize how much Epstein kompromat exists on the President n/t
AntiFascist
Aug 2025
#104