July 7, 2017: President Trump Cozies Up with Authoritarians

 

7/7/17: Trump is in Germany for the G-20 summit. In Poland, the day before, he gave the best speech ever given by an American president, according to Trump. Because he cares so much about freedom, he decided not to criticize the Polish government which has been subverting an independent judiciary, cracking down on journalists, and making “unwanted protests” (protests the government doesn’t like) illegal. 

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Trump “grills” Vladimir Putin on election interference.

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These are all ideas the 45^th President of the United States can get behind. 

Together Trump and Poland’s leader, Andrzej Duda, commiserate on the woes of dealing with media outlets that won’t be cowed. Trump sends Mr. Duda a romantic tweet: “We will fight the #Fake news together!” 

Oddly enough, Trump’s speech was all about upholding democratic values: 

The fundamental question of our time is whether the West has the will to survive. Do we have the confidence in our values to defend them at any cost? Do we have enough respect for our citizens to protect our borders? Do we have the desire and the courage to preserve our civilization in the face of those who would subvert and destroy it?

 

 

Now, in Hamburg, he meets with Putin. Apparently, the two would-be dictators hit it off great. Trump does, however, “grill” the Russian leader on the “fake” Russian interference in the 2016 election. 

He later provides reporters with a blow-by-blow description of how he held Putin’s feet to an Art of the Deal fire: 

“I said to him, ‘Were you involved in the meddling with the election?’ he recalled. “He said, ‘Absolutely not. I was not involved.’ He was very strong on it. I then said to him, in a totally different way, ‘Were you involved with the meddling?’ He said, ‘I was not—absolutely not.’”

 

Problem solved. No more Russians jumping on the bed! (Or hiding underneath. Or snuggling up with you under the covers.) Special Counsel Robert Mueller can pack it up and go home. (See: 7/8-10/17.)

Putin tells Trump he did not meddle. Trump believes him!