White House issues talking points to curtail damage from Russia summit
Source: CNN
The White House sent talking points to Republican surrogates and members of Congress on Monday as aides dealt with the fallout of the summit between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, according to a GOP source.
Included in the talking points were the lines: "For over a year and half, the President has repeatedly said he believes the intelligence agencies when they said Russia interfered in American elections," and "President Trump isn't going to let an excessive focus on the past get in the way of building a brighter future between the world's two largest nuclear powers."
Other talking points note the importance of keeping a dialogue between the two nations.
"Even at the height of the Cold War, dialogue between the US and Russia was maintained," one point stated.
Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2018/07/16/politics/white-house-gop-talking-points-russia-summit/index.html
Or tips in unringing the bell.
underpants
(182,278 posts)Isn't going to focus on the past
Lulu KC
(2,547 posts)I understand that Bill Browder was on Fox and the commentator was agreeing with him about Russia. Got this second hand since I can't bear to watch it, but there were also several other examples on Twitter.
empedocles
(15,751 posts)host and goemert excited about - strozk
Bernardo de La Paz
(48,788 posts)greymattermom
(5,751 posts)and this is like blaming your EX for everything that goes wrong in your new relationship.
Lulu KC
(2,547 posts)The damage is beyond control. When Fox "News" goes after DT, there is hope.
vlyons
(10,252 posts)I shall NOT support the Dirty Traitor save his butt with talking points that try to rehabiliate him and his filthy treasonous lies.
They shouldn't be posted here, they are simply excuses for a traitor who spoke treason in front of the world.
There is only 1 talking point for me, an enemy attacked us and our illegitimate president sided with the enemy. eom.
bucolic_frolic
(42,675 posts)Link to tweet
John Schindler
Verified account @20committee
John Schindler Retweeted Tom Nichols
The Sean & Don Kremlin Parallel Universe act is coming to an end shortly. And painfully. Trump killed it in Helsinki today. Don's just too stupid to realize it yet.
John Schindler added
Tom Nichols
Verified account @RadioFreeTom
OK, again this falls into the I shit you not category: the president just said, and I quote: you have to find out who did Peter Strzok report to because it was Comey and McCabe and it was also probably Obama.
10:59 PM - 16 Jul 2018
Link to tweet
Heres a photo of @GOP former Senator Rick Santorum with Maria Butina, who was just arrested and charged with being a #Russian🇷🇺 agent for her infiltration of the #NRA. This might explain the supposedly religious right Santorums dogged defense of Trump.
bucolic_frolic
(42,675 posts)Link to tweet
John Nichols
@NicholsUprising
How was I to know
She was with the Russians, too?
12:23 AM - 17 Jul 2018
Maxheader
(4,366 posts)Wiskonson rightwingers are like those in kansaas, They
wouldn't diss snotty scotty if it were caught giving
the commys the launch codes...
watoos
(7,142 posts)There are a lot of pictures of her with big name Republicans.
So how many Republicans cashed in on those rubles?
Every Republican who met with that Russian spy should be hounded by the press. Question #1, why were you meeting with that spy?
bucolic_frolic
(42,675 posts)Money. Or campaign cash. Pure and simple.
denbot
(9,894 posts)This should play as Trumps private jet slowly taxis down the runway, while being persued by FBI units, ala OJ.
bucolic_frolic
(42,675 posts)Seriously.
denbot
(9,894 posts)Well, I went home with the waitress
You know the way I always do
Well how was I to know
She was with the Russians, too
I was gambling in Havana
You know I took a little risk
Send lawyers, guns and money
Daddy, won't you get me out of this
I'm an innocent bystander
Somehow I got stuck
Between a rock and a hard place
And I'm down on my luck
Oh yea, I'm down on my luck
Oh yea, I'm down on my luck
Oh baby, I'm down on my luck
I'm so far down, I don't think I'll ever get up
If it weren't for bad luck
Oh if it weren't for bad luck
I wouldn't
bucolic_frolic
(42,675 posts)I often describe myself as 'pop-culturally unaware'. I'll have to add 'textbook case'. Woe is me.
lagomorph777
(30,613 posts)moonseller66
(430 posts)When tRUmp resigns or is impeached or even jailed and Pence or Ryan becomes president, would a "full, free and absolute pardon" be issued for the second crook the White Has has housed in 50 years?
Pence or Ryan will be the Gerry Ford of the 21st Century.
lagomorph777
(30,613 posts)A few reminders:
Iran-Contra
CIA Cocaine
The Iraq War
Just to name a few crimes.
marble falls
(56,358 posts)security chiefs.
NCjack
(10,279 posts)July 16, 2018 -- the day that the president of the USA openly revealed himself to be an agent of the Russian Federation. Trump's day of infamy.
We will soon see the results of the secret 2-hr Trump-Putin meeting. Trump will try power plays to get the sanctions lifted. He will threaten to veto important bills, esp. those necessary to keep the government operating. The sanctions will become more important than the Mexican border wall.
What is Trump getting for his treason? It has to be money, since that is his love.
watoos
(7,142 posts)a way around sanctions and a deal involving Ukraine.
Julian Englis
(2,309 posts)Maeve
(42,224 posts)When the TreasonWeasel said "I trust...BUT...." everything went out the window. He trusts Putin over truth. And you can't build a future based on lies of the past.
duforsure
(11,882 posts)But what's even more tragic is the republican party , who now are complicit and helping putin with trump to undermine elections , and destroy our Democracy because they're driven by greed , and put putin and trump before country. The republican party are no longer representing the American people , and the USA anymore. Thye're allowing a terrorist like putin to take hold.