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suffragette

(12,232 posts) Sun Jul 23, 2017, 04:01 PM Jul 2017

Anyone else notice that Trump actually had odd 3-way conversation at G20 dinner? [View all]

There has been quite a bit of reporting about Trump having a long meeting with Putin at the G20 dinner, deservedly so given Trump's ties to Russia and that he had to go out of his way to do this, first hand signalling down the length of the table to Putin and then later having that 2nd meeting with him.

What I haven't seen reported on and what I noticed in one video of the dinner is that right before Trump did his hand signals to Putin, he had engaged in what looks to be an engaged discussion with the Saudi leader. He then does an exaggeratedly casual stroll to his seat and immediately launches into his hand signals to Putin.

Most of the videos covering this don't show the Trump Saudi conversation. Maybe I'm just feeling overly paranoid these days, but this has been bugging me ever since G20, especially since Trump seemed to very specifically focus on these two encounters at the dinner.

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Anyone else notice that Trump actually had odd 3-way conversation at G20 dinner? [View all] suffragette Jul 2017 OP

The question is not whether you are too paranoid, The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2017 #1

True that. What do you make of this? suffragette Jul 2017 #7

I don't know, except that The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2017 #11

And the saudis have reduced exports to us lately? Will anyone ask DT why? bettyellen Jul 2017 #2

Good point. That ties it together. It has really bugged me that I 've seen no reporting about suffragette Jul 2017 #3

He didn't try to speak w Mrs Abe because it had no value to him, he's working on the Putin bettyellen Jul 2017 #4

Yes, nor with the woman on his left. Agree about damage. He has Tillerson and Pruitt both pushing suffragette Jul 2017 #5

You can see Abe and her translator giving him their attention when he bettyellen Jul 2017 #6

Double deflection. The lie about Abe and the fact that Juliana Awada speaks fluent English. suffragette Jul 2017 #10

Could it possibly be Saudi Arabi Control the largest US refinery . article below from 2016 Kathy M Jul 2017 #8

That deal was completed months ago, so not very likely, no.... bettyellen Jul 2017 #13

Sounds like Saudi Arabia and Russia are both reducing production Kathy M Jul 2017 #15

Yeah they're both concerned about the price of oil. bettyellen Jul 2017 #18

Did other dinners get torn apart like this ...... Kathy M Jul 2017 #9

You think it's cool he's having private off the record talks with leaders like Putin? I don't. bettyellen Jul 2017 #12

Actually, yeah. Remember the Mar a Lago dinner with breaches in ethics and security? suffragette Jul 2017 #16

Forget about that side of the table. I want to sit with Justin Troudeau and Christine Lagarde! hedda_foil Jul 2017 #14

Lol. Oh yeah, that would definitely be the fascinating side of the table. suffragette Jul 2017 #17