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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]malaise
(296,883 posts)103. OK - is it this
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People Are Using That 11-Letter "I" Word To Describe The Trump Administration After Secret Documents About The Trump-Putin Meeting Were Found In A Public Hotel Printer
Add this to the list of embarrassingly bad national security errors the Trump administration has made secret documents with details of Donald Trump's meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin were reportedly found in a public hotel printer.
If you haven't heard, Trump and Putin met last Friday in Anchorage, Alaska, to discuss ending the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine. Trump described the meeting as "extremely productive," but no ceasefire was confirmed.
According to NPR, eight US State Department pages with "previously undisclosed and potentially sensitive details" appeared to be "accidentally" left behind in the business center of a hotel located 20 minutes from where the official Trump-Putin meeting took place.
Trump and Putin sit on chairs during a formal event. A backdrop reads
The documents, found by hotel guests, reportedly included information about "precise locations," "meeting times of the summit," and "phone numbers of US employees."
When questioned about the incident, White House Press Deputy Secretary Anna Kelly told reporters that the documents found were a "multi-page lunch menu." "It's hilarious that NPR is publishing a multi-page lunch menu and calling it a 'security breach,'" Kelly said in a quote to News Nation.
While some of the pages reportedly described details of a luncheon, others included a seating chart for the summit, room names where meetings would take place, and details about an "American Bald Eagle Statue" that Trump was set to gift Putin.
This, of course, isn't the Trump administration's first national security incident, as we all remember "signal-gate." People have a lot of opinions,
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Tweet criticizing Trump for mishandling government papers, calling him reckless and incompetent in national security matters. Dated August 16,
Tweet expressing frustration about a reality TV star in office, labeling the situation as unprecedented with crying emojis
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People Are Using That 11-Letter "I" Word To Describe The Trump Administration After Secret Documents About The Trump-Putin Meeting Were Found In A Public Hotel Printer
Add this to the list of embarrassingly bad national security errors the Trump administration has made secret documents with details of Donald Trump's meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin were reportedly found in a public hotel printer.
If you haven't heard, Trump and Putin met last Friday in Anchorage, Alaska, to discuss ending the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine. Trump described the meeting as "extremely productive," but no ceasefire was confirmed.
According to NPR, eight US State Department pages with "previously undisclosed and potentially sensitive details" appeared to be "accidentally" left behind in the business center of a hotel located 20 minutes from where the official Trump-Putin meeting took place.
Trump and Putin sit on chairs during a formal event. A backdrop reads
The documents, found by hotel guests, reportedly included information about "precise locations," "meeting times of the summit," and "phone numbers of US employees."
When questioned about the incident, White House Press Deputy Secretary Anna Kelly told reporters that the documents found were a "multi-page lunch menu." "It's hilarious that NPR is publishing a multi-page lunch menu and calling it a 'security breach,'" Kelly said in a quote to News Nation.
While some of the pages reportedly described details of a luncheon, others included a seating chart for the summit, room names where meetings would take place, and details about an "American Bald Eagle Statue" that Trump was set to gift Putin.
This, of course, isn't the Trump administration's first national security incident, as we all remember "signal-gate." People have a lot of opinions,
Tweet expressing frustration over privacy protocols, stating elementary school has better measures for sensitive information on printer.
Tweet criticizing Trump for mishandling government papers, calling him reckless and incompetent in national security matters. Dated August 16,
Tweet expressing frustration about a reality TV star in office, labeling the situation as unprecedented with crying emojis
@ladidaix / Via x.com
What are your thoughts? Let us know in the comments below.
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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