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kentuck

(111,097 posts)
Sat Jul 8, 2017, 08:29 AM Jul 2017

Why the people won't stop talking about "Russia"?

Donald Trump and his supporters are continually complaining that too much time is spent on the "Russia" issue. Donald Trump made certain yesterday that people would still be talking about Russian meddling.

He goes into a meeting and he refuses to take his National Security Advisor with him. Evidently, he does not trust McMaster or he is so paranoid about leaks that he is frozen in incompetence? The only person that he seems to trust is Rex Tillerson, the one Cabinet member that has won the highest civilian award from the Russian government. It does not instill a lot of trust in this President.

They talked for almost 2 and a half hours. We have no idea what they talked about? We can only take their word for it and they have not proven themselves trustworthy in the past. Predictably, both sides came out of the long meeting with different stories. Tillerson says one thing and the Russian Foreign Minister says the exact opposite? What are the people to believe?

The lies and the lack of transparency from this Administration knows no bounds. They simply cannot be honest and straight with the people and they continue to hide behind closed doors, casting more and more suspicions upon their actions in the Russian meddling case. Nothing is going to improve until the people have the truth. Trump and his supporters can whine all they want.

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Why the people won't stop talking about "Russia"? (Original Post) kentuck Jul 2017 OP
Trump's collusion with Russia is why he's in the WH rockfordfile Jul 2017 #1
And he does nothing to dissuade people from thinking otherwise... kentuck Jul 2017 #2
This is the only way Trump could be debriefed. Marcuse Jul 2017 #3
A secret meeting with Putin can also count as collusion. I hope the room was wired. ancianita Jul 2017 #4
Recommended. H2O Man Jul 2017 #5

rockfordfile

(8,704 posts)
1. Trump's collusion with Russia is why he's in the WH
Sat Jul 8, 2017, 08:38 AM
Jul 2017

Many Americans "get it" that Trumpf and some of the Republicans that continue to be supportive of the Russian collusion are un-American.

kentuck

(111,097 posts)
2. And he does nothing to dissuade people from thinking otherwise...
Sat Jul 8, 2017, 08:56 AM
Jul 2017

I guess we will just have to wait on the investigations to complete their work?

Marcuse

(7,482 posts)
3. This is the only way Trump could be debriefed.
Sat Jul 8, 2017, 10:10 AM
Jul 2017

...because Kushner's back channel through the Russian embassy was thwarted.

H2O Man

(73,537 posts)
5. Recommended.
Sat Jul 8, 2017, 11:29 AM
Jul 2017

It's worth noting that even Tillerson has come to view Trump as unstable, and not capable of being president. Tillerson has developed a connection with McMaster.

I do not like Tillerson at all. But I like the divisions within the administration.

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