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DonViejo

(60,536 posts)
Thu Dec 14, 2017, 09:19 AM Dec 2017

Putin: Accusations Russia colluded with Trump damages U.S. politics

Source: Politico




By LOUIS NELSON 12/14/2017 06:51 AM EST

Once again denying accusations that his government colluded with the campaign of U.S. President Donald Trump to help him win last year’s election, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that such allegations "inflicted damage to the domestic political situation" in the U.S.

Putin also said accusations of collusion show a “lack of respect for voters” who cast ballots for Trump in last year’s election.

The Russian president’s comments came at his annual press conference in Moscow and were reported by the Associated Press.

While Putin and other Russian officials have contended that their government did not seek to influence the 2016 U.S. presidential election, the U.S. intelligence community has been emphatic in laying blame for the interference campaign on the Kremlin.

Read more: https://www.politico.com/story/2017/12/14/putin-responds-trump-russia-collusion-295487

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Putin: Accusations Russia colluded with Trump damages U.S. politics (Original Post) DonViejo Dec 2017 OP
Oh joy, GOPs and Russia Iliyah Dec 2017 #1
+1 dalton99a Dec 2017 #5
F--k Putin and the horse he rode in on too... Historic NY Dec 2017 #2
What Putin meant was "Russian collusion with Trump damages America." Nitram Dec 2017 #3
Yeah... russian Facebook-group "Heart of Texas" stumping for Trump wasn't helpful either. DetlefK Dec 2017 #4
...he said with a grin." yallerdawg Dec 2017 #6
Good news? machoneman Dec 2017 #7
What would you expect him to say? bucolic_frolic Dec 2017 #8
Russia Colluding with Trump damages U.S. politics!! forgotmylogin Dec 2017 #9
That was the whole point. FigTree Dec 2017 #10
Putin knows how to turn his trolling dial up to 11, I'll give him that... Blue_Tires Dec 2017 #11
From Putin's mouth to Trump's ears LastLiberal in PalmSprings Dec 2017 #12
If I wanted to send putin a bag of dicks what would be a good address to use? snooper2 Dec 2017 #13
You're not our ally Corgigal Dec 2017 #14

Iliyah

(25,111 posts)
1. Oh joy, GOPs and Russia
Thu Dec 14, 2017, 09:23 AM
Dec 2017

parroting the same talking point. It's apparent they knew and are working together. GOPs = traitors.

machoneman

(4,007 posts)
7. Good news?
Thu Dec 14, 2017, 09:48 AM
Dec 2017

Well, when this is all over, perhaps one good thing will come out of it. Both the Federal government and the media are alerted to the Russian threat and will, respectively, do something about it and report on it.

Sadly, the Republiscum Party will play dumb on the whole thing, downplay any interference and essentially stick their heads in the sand even though they were both complicit in the effort and financially benefitted from Russian $.


bucolic_frolic

(43,182 posts)
8. What would you expect him to say?
Thu Dec 14, 2017, 09:54 AM
Dec 2017

Our sovereignty is violated, we've given away hundreds of billions if not trillions in resources and deregulations to oil companies and oligarchs.

Russia benefits from some of that. This is now a game of deceit

12. From Putin's mouth to Trump's ears
Fri Dec 15, 2017, 03:02 PM
Dec 2017

He forgot to say that challenging Trump on his Russia contacts annoys the minority of voters who supported the Orange Doucebag in 2016.

Corgigal

(9,291 posts)
14. You're not our ally
Fri Dec 15, 2017, 03:12 PM
Dec 2017

So nothing lost. Now someone tell Trump, if he actually understands or pretends to not understand is another thing.

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