Donald Trump’s summit meeting with Vladimir Putin in Helsinki has unleashed a torrent of criticism that is unlike anything that we have ever seen. U.S. and Russian leaders have been getting together for decades, but this particular gathering was labeled the #TreasonSummit on social media before it even began. In the end, nothing that Trump could have possibly done would have pleased his critics, and the joint press conference at the end of the summit was enough to push some of them completely over the edge. Here are 10 attack quotes from establishment insiders about the Trump-Putin summit that will make your skin crawl… (Read More...)
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Putin Vs. Obama: Shall We Compare The Two Leaders Or Will That Be Too Embarrassing For America?
Have you noticed that the United States and Russia are heading in two very different directions? United behind a very strong leader with an 89.9 percent approval rating, Russia is stunning the world with the efficiency with which it is striking ISIS in Syria. Of course Vladimir Putin is far from perfect, and there are real questions about what Russia’s true motives in Syria and elsewhere are, but this is a leader and a country that have shown that they can get things done. In the U.S., on the other hand, we are being led by a weak, ineffective con man in the White House that has just a 45.3 percent approval rating. Under Obama, the federal government seems to be inept at just about everything, and this is especially true when it comes to foreign policy. (Read More...)
Is Vladimir Putin Dead?
Russian President Vladimir Putin has not been seen in public since March 5th, and the Internet is abuzz with rumors that he is either seriously ill or dead. So could it be possible that there is anything to these rumors? At this point, Russian officials insist that Putin is just fine and that he isn’t even ill. But a trip that Putin was supposed to make to meet with the presidents of Kazakhstan and Belarus was abruptly canceled. A speech that Putin was supposed to make to his old friends at the Federal Security Service was also suspiciously canceled. So what in the world is going on here? Of course Putin could put an immediate end to all of these rumors by appearing in public, but he has chosen not to do that so far. But why wouldn’t he? Is more going on inside Russia than meets the eye? (Read More...)