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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThe Media Didn't Bother To Ask Trump Whether He Discussed Bounties With Putin
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You might think at least one U.S. reporter would have asked Trump about this story yesterday, considering it first appeared June 26th and that Trump mentioned talking to Putin, but no. Via The Independent:
Greg Olear
@gregolear
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4h
"The bounty program wasnt just theoretical. It was FUNCTIONING. Money changed hands. Taliban forces killed US soldiers and collected their dirty rubles. Those bounties were paid by Russia. Russia, whose president owns ours."
VoteVets
@votevets
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22h
Its been almost 4 weeks and only silence. Trump spoke with Putin TODAY.
Reporters, ask him if he stood up to his Russian master and questioned him about the bounties on our troops heads.
Ask him if he even cares.
Ahmed Baba
@AhmedBaba_
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17h
Once again, not a single question about the Russian Bounties on American troops, even after Trump threw everyone a layup by talking about his phone call with Putin. Unbelievable.
https://crooksandliars.com/2020/07/media-didnt-bother-ask-trump-whether-he
Donald Trump spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin Thursday for the first time since the publication of a New York Times story alleging that Russia paid bounties to Taliban fighters for killing US troops.
Reports of the conversation suggest Mr Trump did not bring the bounty story up to Mr Putin.
Judd Deere, a White House spokesman, issued a statement claiming the men discussed efforts to defeat the coronavirus pandemic while continuing to reopen global economies.
Greg Olear
@gregolear
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4h
"The bounty program wasnt just theoretical. It was FUNCTIONING. Money changed hands. Taliban forces killed US soldiers and collected their dirty rubles. Those bounties were paid by Russia. Russia, whose president owns ours."
Link to tweet
VoteVets
@votevets
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22h
Its been almost 4 weeks and only silence. Trump spoke with Putin TODAY.
Reporters, ask him if he stood up to his Russian master and questioned him about the bounties on our troops heads.
Ask him if he even cares.
Link to tweet
Ahmed Baba
@AhmedBaba_
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17h
Once again, not a single question about the Russian Bounties on American troops, even after Trump threw everyone a layup by talking about his phone call with Putin. Unbelievable.
Link to tweet
https://crooksandliars.com/2020/07/media-didnt-bother-ask-trump-whether-he
Man U.S. press sucks!
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The Media Didn't Bother To Ask Trump Whether He Discussed Bounties With Putin (Original Post)
TheBlackAdder
Jul 2020
OP
Cha
(297,526 posts)1. The US press that covers UP trump's treason &
crimes are Enemies of the State. Beyond Sucking
Cha
(297,526 posts)2. RtX2.. At least we're not Ignoring it on
Social Media & DU.
Mr. Ected
(9,670 posts)3. Ergo, our news outlets have also been taken over by PUTINVID-45
We are being informed by a biased group that does not honor the Constitution and has bastardized the First Amendment.
NCDem47
(2,250 posts)4. This is always just covered as a nothingburger
WHY on earth does Trump talk to Putin as much? Seriously, arent we into double digits now for the number of calls this year? With all that we know about Russia, the volume of conversations is disturbing.
GeorgeGist
(25,322 posts)5. Cowards in the White House?