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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsMother Jones: Here's a VIDEO of accused spy Butina talking to Donald Trump.
The video's at the link.
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2018/03/trump-spoke-to-a-russian-activist-about-ending-sanctions-just-weeks-after-launching-his-campaign/
Just a month after Trump announced his campaign for the White House, he spoke directly to Maria Butina, the protégé of the powerful Russian banking official and Putin ally Alexander Torshin. During a public question and answer session at FreedomFest, a libertarian convention in Las Vegas in July 2015, Butina asked Trump what he would do as president about damaging US sanctions. Trump suggested he would get rid of them.
I am visiting from Russia, Butina said into the mic.
Ahhhhh, Putin! Trump interjected, prompting laughter from the audience as he added a mocking riff about the current president: Good friend of Obama, Putin. He likes Obama a lot. Go ahead.
My question will be about foreign politics, Butina continued. If you will be elected as president, what will be your foreign politics especially in the relationships with my country? And do you want to continue the politics of sanctions that are damaging of both economy [sic]? Or you have any other ideas?
After going off on Obama and digressing into trade policy, Trump responded: I know Putin, and Ill tell you what, we get along with Putin
I believe I would get along very nicely with Putin, OK? And I mean, where we have the strength. I dont think youd need the sanctions. I think we would get along very, very well.
RandySF
(58,755 posts)dalton99a
(81,444 posts)empedocles
(15,751 posts)There always seems to be more!
BumRushDaShow
(128,831 posts)(they literally just played a version on CNN)
Delphinus
(11,830 posts)I didn't realize the whole world hated us - that no one got along with Obama.