Senate GOP attempts to wave Trump off second Putin summit

[DonViejo]

Source: The Hill



BY ALEXANDER BOLTON - 07/19/18 06:23 PM EDT

Senate Republicans are attempting to dissuade President Trump from holding another summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin anytime soon.

Many GOP senators regard Trump's meeting with the Russian leader in Helsinki earlier this week as a political disaster. Congressional Republicans have since come under intense pressure to renounce the president's embrace of Putin on the world stage, particularly his apparent acceptance of Putin’s denial that Russia interfered in the 2016 presidential election.

When asked about the possibility of a second summit, Senate Republican Whip John Cornyn (Texas) hung his head and quipped, “maybe in a year or two.”

The body language of other GOP senators was equally telling.

Read more: http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/397976-senate-gop-attempts-to-wave-trump-off-second-putin-summit

[oberliner]

1. What do they want him to do, shoot Putin in the face? Start a nuclear war?

(Sarcasm)

[Freethinker65]

2. I get it. Nothing can top spending Independence Day in Russia, so why bother?

[GulfCoast66]

3. I hope he shows up around October 30th.

The prefect time for trump to humiliate himself and the entire nation.

[dalton99a]

4. Such cruelty to deprive the boy of a second date

They get along so well

[BigmanPigman]

5. When are they going to do something to secure the midterms????????

Actions...NOT words.

[BadGimp]

6. The are scared Shitless of this comming right on top of the Midterms

Trump don't have no Fucks let to Give so he could care less how his wishes impact the Midterms...

#PutinsWinsAgain and the GOP is now The #PartyOfPutin

[duforsure]

7. Republicans like Cornyn and Cruz

Are trump puppets now too, and have to bow down now to both trump and putin . It won't be long before putin is here running his and trumps pr campaign that he's a fine guy to everyone , then lift his sanctions for him. trumps owned by putin now, and most of the republican party is also. Not sure how any real republican can stay with the party of putin and trump any longer against this country.

[Achilleaze]

8. Dirty Donny* is rubbing his treason in their faces

And the republicans are ok with it.


* aka republican Draft-Dodger-in-Chief