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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsOut of the starting gate and Trump cedes power to Putin by letting him
speak first and thereby setting the tone and message that he wants the world to see while the President of the US stands there in silence with a befuddled look on his face and looks like an idiot.
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Out of the starting gate and Trump cedes power to Putin by letting him (Original Post)
procon
Jul 2018
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Moostache
(9,895 posts)1. In Trump's defense, he IS an idiot, so he can look no other way... (n/t)
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)2. He looks like an idiot because he is an idiot.
God, he's just pathetic.
RayOfHope
(1,829 posts)3. Trump looks like an embalmed body. He's wearing 20 lbs of makeup.
sunonmars
(8,656 posts)4. looks like he's ceded the sanctions, and also a "joint business operation"
He's sold the country.
malaise
(268,997 posts)5. That's ridiculous
The host usually speaks first
Worry about the content and the denial about the cyberwar
procon
(15,805 posts)7. Host? The talks are in hosted by Finland... did Russia annex Helsinki?
malaise
(268,997 posts)8. Putin is the host
Why you think this was timed for the day after the World Cup?
Wounded Bear
(58,654 posts)9. They tried once...
MiniMe
(21,716 posts)6. They said on MSNBC that Putin was the "host" and therefor spoke first
It is bad optics for tRump no matter how you look at it