@realDonaldTrump .@realDonaldTrump
* YOU directed the change in the 2016 GOP platform position on Ukraine favoring Russia
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* YOU directed the change in the 2016 GOP platform position on Ukraine favoring Russia
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@realDonaldTrump .@realDonaldTrump
• YOU ENCOURAGED Russian interference in 2016.
“Russia, if you are listening”
And no, YOU were not joking.
YOU doubled down when you were confronted by @KatyTurNBC
“Does it give you no pause...?
- Katy Tur
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• YOU ENCOURAGED Russian interference in 2016.
“Russia, if you are listening”
And no, YOU were not joking.
YOU doubled down when you were confronted by @KatyTurNBC
“Does it give you no pause...?
- Katy Tur
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@realDonaldTrump @KatyTurNBC .@realDonaldTrump
In May 2017, YOU WELCOMED Russians to the @WhiteHouse in spite of knowing they meddled in 2016.
A day after firing the FBI director in charge of the Russia interference investigation.
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In May 2017, YOU WELCOMED Russians to the @WhiteHouse in spite of knowing they meddled in 2016.
A day after firing the FBI director in charge of the Russia interference investigation.
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@realDonaldTrump @KatyTurNBC @WhiteHouse .@realDonaldTrump
• YOU banned the American Press from the meeting but allowed a Russian photojournalist.
* YOU disclosed highly classified information to the Russians during their visit to the White House.
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• YOU banned the American Press from the meeting but allowed a Russian photojournalist.
* YOU disclosed highly classified information to the Russians during their visit to the White House.
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@realDonaldTrump @KatyTurNBC @WhiteHouse .@realDonaldTrump
• YOU invited the Russians - who had interfered in 2016 - ...
to the White House ...
before inviting our neighbors and key trading partners Canada and Mexico ...
as was the tradition.
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• YOU invited the Russians - who had interfered in 2016 - ...
to the White House ...
before inviting our neighbors and key trading partners Canada and Mexico ...
as was the tradition.
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@realDonaldTrump @KatyTurNBC @WhiteHouse .@realDonaldTrump
• Yes, In August 2017 YOU signed sanctions on Russia (CAATSA Act) BUT ...
(a) YOU SIGNED GRUDGINGLY, because YOU were cornered by the Legislative and
(b) YOU dragged your feet to apply the sanctions
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• Yes, In August 2017 YOU signed sanctions on Russia (CAATSA Act) BUT ...
(a) YOU SIGNED GRUDGINGLY, because YOU were cornered by the Legislative and
(b) YOU dragged your feet to apply the sanctions
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@realDonaldTrump @KatyTurNBC @WhiteHouse .@realDonaldTrump
YOU were so upset you didn’t sign the CAATSA Sanctions Act in public and included text in signed the document reflecting your displeasure.
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YOU were so upset you didn’t sign the CAATSA Sanctions Act in public and included text in signed the document reflecting your displeasure.
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@realDonaldTrump @KatyTurNBC @WhiteHouse .@realDonaldTrump
• YOU were so reluctant to apply sanctions on Russia that YOU purposely missed multiple deadlines ( October 2017 deadline, January 2017 deadline)
• YOU took more than 180 days!
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• YOU were so reluctant to apply sanctions on Russia that YOU purposely missed multiple deadlines ( October 2017 deadline, January 2017 deadline)
• YOU took more than 180 days!
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@realDonaldTrump @KatyTurNBC @WhiteHouse .@realDonaldTrump
In February 2017, when @BillOReilly asked you why you respected Putin and he told you that Putin is a killer, YOU put the US on the same moral plane!
“You think our country is so innocent?”
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In February 2017, when @BillOReilly asked you why you respected Putin and he told you that Putin is a killer, YOU put the US on the same moral plane!
“You think our country is so innocent?”
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@realDonaldTrump @KatyTurNBC @WhiteHouse @BillOReilly .@realDonaldTrump
• Sanctions under the Sanctions Act against Russian entities that meddled in 2016 were finally applied in March 2018!
Pressed by ... indictments by the Mueller Special Counsel.
Yes, the one you attack.
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• Sanctions under the Sanctions Act against Russian entities that meddled in 2016 were finally applied in March 2018!
Pressed by ... indictments by the Mueller Special Counsel.
Yes, the one you attack.
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@realDonaldTrump @KatyTurNBC @WhiteHouse @BillOReilly .@realDonaldTrump
• In response to the Sanctions, Russia order a cut of 755 diplomatic staff from our mission and imposed a limit.
YOU thanked him “for reducing our payroll” 🙄
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• In response to the Sanctions, Russia order a cut of 755 diplomatic staff from our mission and imposed a limit.
YOU thanked him “for reducing our payroll” 🙄
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@realDonaldTrump @KatyTurNBC @WhiteHouse @BillOReilly .@realDonaldTrump
“No. I want to thank him because we are trying to cut down on payroll”
“There’s no real reason for them to go back
- Donald Trump, after Putin ordered cutting 755 staff from US Mission in Russia
#TrumpQuotes
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“No. I want to thank him because we are trying to cut down on payroll”
“There’s no real reason for them to go back
- Donald Trump, after Putin ordered cutting 755 staff from US Mission in Russia
#TrumpQuotes
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@realDonaldTrump @KatyTurNBC @WhiteHouse @BillOReilly .@realDonaldTrump
• Unlike Russia who expelled American diplomatic staff and set a limit so they could not be replaced, ...
when you expelled 60 Russian diplomats in response, YOU allowed Russia to replace theirs.
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• Unlike Russia who expelled American diplomatic staff and set a limit so they could not be replaced, ...
when you expelled 60 Russian diplomats in response, YOU allowed Russia to replace theirs.
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@realDonaldTrump @KatyTurNBC @WhiteHouse @BillOReilly .@realDonaldTrump
In #Helsinki , when asked if YOU believed Putin or our Intelligence Community, YOU sided with our attacker.
“I have President Putin. He just said it’s not Russia”
Even after sanctions for interference.🤷🏻♂️
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In #Helsinki , when asked if YOU believed Putin or our Intelligence Community, YOU sided with our attacker.
“I have President Putin. He just said it’s not Russia”
Even after sanctions for interference.🤷🏻♂️
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@realDonaldTrump @KatyTurNBC @WhiteHouse @BillOReilly .@realDonaldTrump
Watching a US president* side with Putin, our attacker, is the most treasonous thing I’ve ever seen.
Wrong. Treasonous. Un-American
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Watching a US president* side with Putin, our attacker, is the most treasonous thing I’ve ever seen.
Wrong. Treasonous. Un-American
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@realDonaldTrump @KatyTurNBC @WhiteHouse @BillOReilly .@realDonaldTrump
BTW, at the #Helsinki summit, when Putin was asked if he wanted YOU to win the election and whether he had instructed his officials to help you win, he answered:
“Yes, I did. Yes, I did”
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BTW, at the #Helsinki summit, when Putin was asked if he wanted YOU to win the election and whether he had instructed his officials to help you win, he answered:
“Yes, I did. Yes, I did”
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@realDonaldTrump @KatyTurNBC @WhiteHouse @BillOReilly .@realDonaldTrump
That exchange was purposely and dishonestly edited out of the transcript and a video by the @WhiteHouse
After public pressure, the White House transcript was corrected.
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That exchange was purposely and dishonestly edited out of the transcript and a video by the @WhiteHouse
After public pressure, the White House transcript was corrected.
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@realDonaldTrump @KatyTurNBC @WhiteHouse @BillOReilly .@realDonaldTrump
The @WhiteHouse corrected the transcript ...
after public pressure...
after a week.
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The @WhiteHouse corrected the transcript ...
after public pressure...
after a week.
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@realDonaldTrump @KatyTurNBC @WhiteHouse @BillOReilly .@realDonaldTrump
* YOU had a 1-on-1 with Putin in Helsinki.
To this day, no one outside that room knows what YOU discussed, negotiated or agreed on.
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* YOU had a 1-on-1 with Putin in Helsinki.
To this day, no one outside that room knows what YOU discussed, negotiated or agreed on.
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Cartoon by @Patbagley
@realDonaldTrump @KatyTurNBC @WhiteHouse @BillOReilly @Patbagley @TeamTrump @BidenWarRoom @Adonna_Biel @SymoneDSanders @BrianKarem @McFaul @Kasparov63 .@realDonaldTrump
But that’s not the only time.
When you had another face to face meeting with Putin in Germany at the G20, you took the interpreter’s notes and told him not to discuss it with anyone.
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But that’s not the only time.
When you had another face to face meeting with Putin in Germany at the G20, you took the interpreter’s notes and told him not to discuss it with anyone.
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@realDonaldTrump @KatyTurNBC @WhiteHouse @BillOReilly @Patbagley @TeamTrump @BidenWarRoom @Adonna_Biel @SymoneDSanders @BrianKarem @McFaul @Kasparov63 .@realDonaldTrump
In the prepared statement YOU read to do damage control after #Helsinki, YOU removed a line of text related to bringing anyone involved in the meddling to justice.
Photos: Mark Wilson and @tombrennerphoto
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In the prepared statement YOU read to do damage control after #Helsinki, YOU removed a line of text related to bringing anyone involved in the meddling to justice.
Photos: Mark Wilson and @tombrennerphoto
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@realDonaldTrump @KatyTurNBC @WhiteHouse @BillOReilly @Patbagley @TeamTrump @BidenWarRoom @Adonna_Biel @SymoneDSanders @BrianKarem @McFaul @Kasparov63 @tombrennerphoto .@realDonaldTrump
• YOU discussed with Putin the creation of a joint “impenetrable Cyber Security unit” “to guard elections” 🤦🏻♂️
Yes, with the man who led the attack to our democratic process in 2016!
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• YOU discussed with Putin the creation of a joint “impenetrable Cyber Security unit” “to guard elections” 🤦🏻♂️
Yes, with the man who led the attack to our democratic process in 2016!
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@realDonaldTrump @KatyTurNBC @WhiteHouse @BillOReilly @Patbagley @TeamTrump @BidenWarRoom @Adonna_Biel @SymoneDSanders @BrianKarem @McFaul @Kasparov63 @tombrennerphoto .@realDonaldTrump
• YOU congratulated Putin - our attacker- on his 2018 reelection.
Even though your team told you not to.
Why would anyone congratulate someone who has attacked us for being re-elected? WTF?
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• YOU congratulated Putin - our attacker- on his 2018 reelection.
Even though your team told you not to.
Why would anyone congratulate someone who has attacked us for being re-elected? WTF?
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@realDonaldTrump @KatyTurNBC @WhiteHouse @BillOReilly @Patbagley @TeamTrump @BidenWarRoom @Adonna_Biel @SymoneDSanders @BrianKarem @McFaul @Kasparov63 @tombrennerphoto .@realDonaldTrump
In October 2019, you withdrew troops from northern Syria opening the door for Russia to expand its influence in the region.
Russians took over abandoned US outposts
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In October 2019, you withdrew troops from northern Syria opening the door for Russia to expand its influence in the region.
Russians took over abandoned US outposts
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@realDonaldTrump @KatyTurNBC @WhiteHouse @BillOReilly @Patbagley @TeamTrump @BidenWarRoom @Adonna_Biel @SymoneDSanders @BrianKarem @McFaul @Kasparov63 @tombrennerphoto .@realDonaldTrump
• In Jan 2019, YOU lifted sanctions on 3 Russian companies tied to Oleg Deripaska.
The Treasury Department had sanctioned Deripaska and the companies over his support for Russian interference in 2016.
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• In Jan 2019, YOU lifted sanctions on 3 Russian companies tied to Oleg Deripaska.
The Treasury Department had sanctioned Deripaska and the companies over his support for Russian interference in 2016.
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@realDonaldTrump @KatyTurNBC @WhiteHouse @BillOReilly @Patbagley @TeamTrump @BidenWarRoom @Adonna_Biel @SymoneDSanders @BrianKarem @McFaul @Kasparov63 @tombrennerphoto .@realDonaldTrump
• In November 2019, YOU said you were thinking about accepting Putin’s invitation to attend a Parade in Russia.
Really? After the interference in 2016 and cyber attacks to infrastructure?
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• In November 2019, YOU said you were thinking about accepting Putin’s invitation to attend a Parade in Russia.
Really? After the interference in 2016 and cyber attacks to infrastructure?
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@realDonaldTrump @KatyTurNBC @WhiteHouse @BillOReilly @Patbagley @TeamTrump @BidenWarRoom @Adonna_Biel @SymoneDSanders @BrianKarem @McFaul @Kasparov63 @tombrennerphoto .@realDonaldTrump
• YOU’ve been doing Putin’s bidding to bring Russia back into the G-7 and suggested inviting him to the US.
Putin is not welcomed here.
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• YOU’ve been doing Putin’s bidding to bring Russia back into the G-7 and suggested inviting him to the US.
Putin is not welcomed here.
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@realDonaldTrump @KatyTurNBC @WhiteHouse @BillOReilly @Patbagley @TeamTrump @BidenWarRoom @Adonna_Biel @SymoneDSanders @BrianKarem @McFaul @Kasparov63 @tombrennerphoto .@realDonaldTrump
In December 2019, you welcomed Russians at the White House for a 2nd time.
The @WhiteHouse claimed YOU “warned them against election interference”. Russian Ambassador Lavrov said the subject was not discussed.
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In December 2019, you welcomed Russians at the White House for a 2nd time.
The @WhiteHouse claimed YOU “warned them against election interference”. Russian Ambassador Lavrov said the subject was not discussed.
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@realDonaldTrump @KatyTurNBC @WhiteHouse @BillOReilly @Patbagley @TeamTrump @BidenWarRoom @Adonna_Biel @SymoneDSanders @BrianKarem @McFaul @Kasparov63 @tombrennerphoto .@realDonaldTrump
This is the “toughest” I’ve seen you act with Putin.
“Don’t meddle in the elections” you said, in a mockingly fashion.
Making fun of a serious matter.
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This is the “toughest” I’ve seen you act with Putin.
“Don’t meddle in the elections” you said, in a mockingly fashion.
Making fun of a serious matter.
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