- Trump utterly trashed America's intelligence community overseas (adopting the standard Russian talking point). SCORE: Putin 1; Trump 0.
- Trump shifted the blame and cast doubt on whether or not Russia interfered with the 2016 election just a day prior to his meeting with Putin. 'It could have been Russia, but it could have been a lot of people. Nobody knows!' SCORE: Putin 2; Trump 0.
- Apparently Trump asked Putin (without any serious or believable conviction) if he meddled in the 2016 American election. Putin denied it, Trump said, 'OKAY!' and the issue was closed. SCORE: Putin 3; Trump 0.
- Lavrov had the stones to go in front of cameras and recount his version of the meeting, effectively calling Trump and Tillerson liars, whereas Tillerson and Trump quietly released a non-believable statement. SCORE: Putin 4; Trump 0
- So what is America getting out of this Trump/Putin marriage? Oh, right, a ceasefire in Syria and some vague cooperation on terrorism (does Trump know that Russia and America have VERY different views on what constitutes a terrorist in Syria?). Putin is the #1 cause of the refugee crisis and the wholesale slaughter both innocent Syrians and anti-Assad rebels. ISIS, if they've been injured at all, are simply collateral damage for Putin/Assad. They have never been a serious target. SCORE: Putin 5; Trump 0
America gets played, Putin gets paid. That's what happens when you have a weak-ass leader who is sympathetic to the enemy.
- Trump shifted the blame and cast doubt on whether or not Russia interfered with the 2016 election just a day prior to his meeting with Putin. 'It could have been Russia, but it could have been a lot of people. Nobody knows!' SCORE: Putin 2; Trump 0.
- Apparently Trump asked Putin (without any serious or believable conviction) if he meddled in the 2016 American election. Putin denied it, Trump said, 'OKAY!' and the issue was closed. SCORE: Putin 3; Trump 0.
- Lavrov had the stones to go in front of cameras and recount his version of the meeting, effectively calling Trump and Tillerson liars, whereas Tillerson and Trump quietly released a non-believable statement. SCORE: Putin 4; Trump 0
- So what is America getting out of this Trump/Putin marriage? Oh, right, a ceasefire in Syria and some vague cooperation on terrorism (does Trump know that Russia and America have VERY different views on what constitutes a terrorist in Syria?). Putin is the #1 cause of the refugee crisis and the wholesale slaughter both innocent Syrians and anti-Assad rebels. ISIS, if they've been injured at all, are simply collateral damage for Putin/Assad. They have never been a serious target. SCORE: Putin 5; Trump 0
America gets played, Putin gets paid. That's what happens when you have a weak-ass leader who is sympathetic to the enemy.
