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The moment Putin decided he wanted Trump to be president. (Original Post) sheshe2 Jan 2019 OP
Love it. nycbos Jan 2019 #1
Now that is a fact. sheshe2 Jan 2019 #5
February, 2017: WH staffers could not find light switches. Leghorn21 Jan 2019 #13
or close an umbrella. rgbecker Jan 2019 #6
Kick Hekate Jan 2019 #2
Obama is twice the mann Trump is. guillaumeb Jan 2019 #3
Ha! True. sheshe2 Jan 2019 #9
Tiny hands.... guillaumeb Jan 2019 #10
k and r... Stuart G Jan 2019 #4
K&R brer cat Jan 2019 #7
... Rhiannon12866 Jan 2019 #8
Yep! sheshe2 Jan 2019 #11
Obama: Badass. Trump: Sadass. Blue Owl Jan 2019 #12
He feared Hillary too GusBob Jan 2019 #14

nycbos

(6,034 posts)
1. Love it.
Wed Jan 9, 2019, 06:30 PM
Jan 2019

But according to Borowitz Putin is having reservations.

MOSCOW (The Borowitz Report)—Russian President Vladimir Putin is “starting to get concerned” that the puppets he installed in the executive branch of the U.S. government “might not be up to the task at hand,” sources confirmed on Tuesday.

According to the sources, the flameout of the national-security adviser Michael Flynn was only the most recent event that has caused Putin to wonder if the figureheads he propelled into office are “just too dim-witted” to serve the goals of the Russian Federation.

“When you choose a puppet, you’re looking for a sweet spot,” one source close to Putin said. “You want to choose someone who’s dumb enough to be manipulated, but not so dumb that he can’t find the light switches.”

https://www.newyorker.com/humor/borowitz-report/putin-starting-to-wonder-if-his-puppets-are-smart-enough-to-pull-this-off

sheshe2

(83,751 posts)
5. Now that is a fact.
Wed Jan 9, 2019, 06:41 PM
Jan 2019
“When you choose a puppet, you’re looking for a sweet spot,” one source close to Putin said. “You want to choose someone who’s dumb enough to be manipulated, but not so dumb that he can’t find the light switches.”


Looks like Putin is having buyers remorse. Sad.
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