Not that I think it will change anything.

[TNNurse]

But I would hope someone with a wide audience will make this point.

Donald Trump does not show respect to his wife, other leaders or even the Queen but he does show respect to Putin.

We have all seen video of him walking in front of his wife, on stairs, getting into and out of cars, holding an umbrella only over himself. We saw him push to the front to get in a photo at one of the summits. We saw him walk in front of Queen Elizabeth, a woman who is also old enough to be his mother.

But damn, we also saw him turn as he walked into sit with Putin and make sure he did not sit down ahead of Putin. So he does know there are gestures and rules about deference to others. I did not think he did. But we certainly saw him show deference and respect to Putin.

[Tatiana]

1. He's afraid of Putin.

And the threat is very real -- whatever Putin has on him (which isn't limited to a pee pee tape).

[Moostache]

4. Putin has video of Trump with underage girls, sexually perverse stuff...

That is the ONLY logical explanation for what behavioral differences are on display ANYTIME Putin is around him.

He is a complete asshole to EVERYONE in his life EXCEPT Putin. That is no accident or coincidence...period.

[Shanti Mama]

5. Personally, my money is on this

There is nothing else that can explain. A golden pee tape is survivable.

[ScratchCat]

6. Yep, Trump has been to Russia

numerous times over the past twenty years - he has a self-admitted affinity for women - there is no possible chance that, at least on one occasion, he entertained himself with Russian women. And they no doubtedly have it on tape. Other people have pointed this out - of all the accusations in the dossier, the only one he goes on and on about is the "hookers" part. Malcolm Nance pointed this out last year saying, of all the things in the dossier, he adamantly denies the hooker part while ignoring the more serious accusations - when any sane person would cop to the hookers and deny the other parts. There is definitely something there.

[FakeNoose]

10. Putin has something else

I'm guessing it's dick-pics. But I could be wrong.

[volstork]

13. I believe his "modeling agency"

is a sex trafficking ring. That’s what Putin has on him.

[sandensea]

15. Bingo.

And Incestvanka is in at least one of them.

[elmac]

17. Trump is broke

hasn't been able to get loans in the US for years do to business failures, not paying debts, so he is in debt up to his lying eyeballs with the Russians, banks controlled by putin, mobs. They can break him in a heartbeat, take everything he has, his kids have. That is his motivation to turn on the USA.

[Ohiogal]

2. Very good observation, TNNurse.

Really shows you who is important to him, doesn't it?

[leftieNanner]

3. He doesn't respect Putin

He's scared shitless of him.

That's a different kind of deference.

[TNNurse]

7. Fear is a kind of respect in this case.

[Duppers]

9. K & R

[eleny]

11. Hoestly, I thought he was going to knock the queen on her ass

[2naSalit]

14. Oh dear, I missed that!

I'll have to look around for video of that.

[dlk]

12. Trump Demonstrates His Misogyny Every Day and at Every Opportunity

He's proud of it.

[Boomerproud]

16. As has been truthfully said many times, Putin owns 45.

End of story.