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21. Trump and his bff Putin

Sat Jan 7, 2017, 12:40 PM

Jan 2017

"... retired Marine Corps Gen. James N. Mattis said in May 2015 that among world threats “in the near term, I think the most dangerous might be Russia.”

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/dec/6/donald-trump-james-mattis-differ-on-vladimir-putin/

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Trump supporters celebrate their victory.

"It turns out that United Russia won the elections in America," Viktor Nazarov, the governor of Omsk, Russia, declared in a radio interview.

http://www.nationalpost.com/m/wp/news/blog.html?b=news.nationalpost.com/news/world/make-russia-great-again-if-trump-lifts-sanctions-putin-could-finally-establish-his-country-as-an-equal-to-u-s&pubdate=2016-12-03

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Our intel agencies are speaking out against the Donald's Russian pals so he
plans to "pare" them back.

(It's not the Russians he wants to pare back.)

Donald Trump Plans to Pare Back Top U.S. Spy Agency

www.nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2017/01/donald-trump-plans-to-slim-down-top-u-s-spy-agency.html

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WOW Cover of NYT: Putin Led Scheme To Aid Trump. [View all] kpete Jan 2017 OP

The fact that trump will become President is the end of the USA liberal N proud Jan 2017 #1

Ha! He's really going to hate that they used that picture. tanyev Jan 2017 #2

he looks like some mob guy on the lam Cha Jan 2017 #4

He is... Wounded Bear Jan 2017 #9

lol Angry Dragon Jan 2017 #38

There's ol trump lookin the part Cha Jan 2017 #57

A Russian mob guy, or... Beartracks Jan 2017 #58

Yeah, one of the worst.. if not the worst. Cha Jan 2017 #59

I cant wait to see him holding that stupid hat up with his cuffed hands, hiding while he perp walks. NBachers Jan 2017 #73

Oh I hope so! Cha Jan 2017 #74

lol barbtries Jan 2017 #10

should make a list and let others add to it Angry Dragon Jan 2017 #39

old, mean and ugly, bwahahahaha! MoonRiver Jan 2017 #20

Double chin my ass! He's got himself a set of Nixon Jowls! TheBlackAdder Jan 2017 #28

That is now my new favorite PatSeg Jan 2017 #50

That was my first reaction, as well. n/t Ms. Toad Jan 2017 #52

K&R for the truth! meow2u3 Jan 2017 #3

WAKE UP AMERICA! Loge23 Jan 2017 #5

Yes, and they are blatantly doing it too. 2naSalit Jan 2017 #23

What would you expect from a bunch of devout racists. democratisphere Jan 2017 #47

Yes, I have and why is this not a bigger thing? n/t Lulu KC Jan 2017 #55

Just look at that front page wryter2000 Jan 2017 #6

Love that it is above the fold!! riversedge Jan 2017 #51

Asterix president 45* SayItLoud Jan 2017 #7

Slight Addition DallasNE Jan 2017 #24

ASS terix President tRUMP45* SayItLoud Jan 2017 #35

When will there be a tipping point for the GOP? BSdetect Jan 2017 #8

yep. barbtries Jan 2017 #11

It will happen eventually, but maybe not in my lifetime. Crunchy Frog Jan 2017 #53

"Donald John Trump is the kindest, bravest, warmest, most wonderful human being Grins Jan 2017 #12

... SidDithers Jan 2017 #26

His brain has not only been washed, as they say... It has been dry cleaned. KittyWampus Jan 2017 #42

Queen of Diamonds, was it???? n/t dixiegrrrrl Jan 2017 #60

K&R BSdetect Jan 2017 #13

#NoPuppet!! JHan Jan 2017 #14

But what about *BENGHAZI*?!1 n/t UTUSN Jan 2017 #15

And Trump worked with the Russians too. It is called Treason. Botany Jan 2017 #16

If there is proof of that, that is treason. Is there? Otherwise, we're wasting our breath with this. JCanete Jan 2017 #37

We have proof in Trump's own words Botany Jan 2017 #40

That's not enough. I agree it was embarrassing, but nobody in our party was willing to flat out call JCanete Jan 2017 #41

Please! Botany Jan 2017 #44

Clearly I am, because I have no idea what you're trying to say. JCanete Jan 2017 #45

"because I have no idea what you're trying to say." Botany Jan 2017 #46

Is that the timing? I feel like we already knew the Russians were hacking by then, because I don't JCanete Jan 2017 #48

Are you a lawyer? Control-Z Jan 2017 #62

It's all about competing narratives, and this is a perfectly valid one. Crunchy Frog Jan 2017 #54

His invitation & timing of the invitation relative to the hacking would put him in court no doubt uponit7771 Jan 2017 #67

McPootin INVITED them to hack DNC resources on LIVE TV !! How much fuckin proof is needed?!?! uponit7771 Jan 2017 #66

No Trump Tweets yet??? HopeAgain Jan 2017 #17

Here you go .... corned rat Trump Tweets Botany Jan 2017 #30

But "Reason" magazine sez there's no evidence, so it's all good. Orrex Jan 2017 #18

Greenwald too!...nt SidDithers Jan 2017 #27

I'm waiting for Snowden to weigh in. KittyWampus Jan 2017 #43

Vaht? Vas you shaying shumthing about Douchewald... to meeeee? dionysus Jan 2017 #68

Watch Trump double down notKeith Jan 2017 #19

Trump and his bff Putin keithbvadu2 Jan 2017 #21

Trump's intel briefings keithbvadu2 Jan 2017 #22

And he will very likely be 2naSalit Jan 2017 #25

Ive thought about that MFM008 Jan 2017 #56

Powerful truth Achilleaze Jan 2017 #29

They have already proven where they stand Generic Brad Jan 2017 #33

Michael D. Shear and David F. Sanger at Twitter: mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2017 #31

Well duh rocktivity Jan 2017 #32

It also made the front page of our Eugene, OR paper this morning. n/t Binkie The Clown Jan 2017 #34

K & R Scurrilous Jan 2017 #36

The reason we have been sold out pbmus Jan 2017 #49

VERY important wording colorado_ufo Jan 2017 #61

I think they know more than they are willing to report at this time, too. Tatiana Jan 2017 #64

I expect extraordinary revelations colorado_ufo Jan 2017 #70

That's a very interesting take on it, colorado ufo Hekate Jan 2017 #75

I used to work in publication colorado_ufo Jan 2017 #76

k and r....nt Stuart G Jan 2017 #63

I hope media continues to rub it in Donalds face every chance they get. Stellar Jan 2017 #65

I hope so too... but I doubt it... who knows though... this whole situation is just bizarre Fast Walker 52 Jan 2017 #69

Hahaha that hair not fooled Jan 2017 #71

Mass vomiting ensues Hekate Jan 2017 #72