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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]
druidity33
(6,915 posts)78. Putin said...
"Elon and Big Balls gave us every scrap of data the US has ever accumulated. We can shut your country down and send everyone there into Hell with the touch of a button. Make me do it, go ahead.."
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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