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oasis

(53,505 posts) Wed May 10, 2017, 07:55 AM May 2017

Sergei Lavrov Appears w/ Sec. Tillerson for Short Press Intro [View all]

When members of the press shout to the pair for their thoughts on the Comey firing, the Russian, Lavrov slyly remarked, "Comey's fired? You're kidding, you're kidding". He smirked, turned with Tillerson and they both walked out of the room.

The dismantling of American democracy seems to be an ongoing joke among Trump insiders and Russian oligarchs.

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Sergei Lavrov Appears w/ Sec. Tillerson for Short Press Intro [View all] oasis May 2017 OP

Wow. Lavrov knows he can mock us, with Tillerson standing right there. SunSeeker May 2017 #1

Yup. That brief encounter with our press was quite revealing oasis May 2017 #4

This is bad. boston bean May 2017 #2

The arrogance of those two spoke volumes. As if they oasis May 2017 #7

This tells us everything we need to know. Zoonart May 2017 #3

We are just "little people" to these types. Tillerson has demonstrated oasis May 2017 #5

Fucking disgusting. This should go viral. He's spitting in America's face. Sculpin Beauregard May 2017 #6

CNN has been replaying the incident. They got it. oasis May 2017 #9

Bannon's having a field day. He loves this. octoberlib May 2017 #8

Right wing assholes always overplay their hands. It's in their DNA. oasis May 2017 #10