Trump Says He Didn’t Invite Putin to G20 Meeting, Adds That His Presence Could Be “Very Helpful”

Literally any despot needs to do is give Trump a compliment and he fawns over them. So easily manipulated.

Literally while shitting all over our former European allies.

I absolutely cannot understand how any conservatives can look at Trump and think of him as a strong leader. He yells a lot with everyone just ignoring him more and more, walks back on threats, and bends over for actual adversaries. Ridiculously pathetic. Allies stop respecting the US for being aggressive, enemies stop respecting the US for being weak.

It does. The catch is is that a lot of Americans just aren't told about. Because they have selective deafness and/or have ended up in a weird cloister.

Anecdotal: every Canadian I have met, that openly supports Trump, also openly idolizes Putin. To me, it’s clear as day Trump is Putins little spoon. He has him compromised so hard, Trump would wear a dress if he told him to.

Well Putin has what he wants. Just complete power and control over a nation.

Most of his base want him to be more like Putin.

Putin has Trump by his bushel of gray short hairs. As does Bebe.

Why? Do you think that every American cares about everybody else's freedom and liberty? I think there is a very clear divide among Americans on these issues.

With blacjack and hookers .. oh wait that would probably be on theme

I don't known. It can be helpful in The Hague.

Counterpoint: with Trump already there, Putin is present

Recounterpoint: Trump is going to be hosting a lot of people; he needs a large table.

Easier to shoot him, in his presence 🙂

When trumps businesses were constantly going bankrupt he was blacklisted by US banks. He took a job hosting ‘The Apprentice’ because he had no other income. Then he managed to get Russian banks to fund his businesses. They funnelled him money, he gave them a way to buy US property bypassing sanctions and taxes. So he’s grateful to Russia for saving his fortune. He’s corrupt, they are corrupt, he’s naturally drawn to them. He thinks they helped gain him the presidency, by hacking then altering and releasing data on Clinton, which did swing the vote in his favour. If you were a morally bankrupt pedophile and found a friend who’d give you millions of dollars, you’d like them too. It’s the reason he was fond of Epstein, Putin is the same but happens to be in politics too.

Putin has the appearance and trappings of power, which is all Trump has ever desired, going back to the 1970s and beyond.

Putin has almost absolute control of the population, they daren't speak out against him. Same with Xi and Kim. That's what Trump wants for himself.

I want to also add for you a possible cultural perspective that I’m perceiving as someone from the U.S. Maybe people who understand more can help, but here is what I think. There are Americans who tend to like celebrity, and maybe some of the fame, wealth, and power that comes with it. Brand recognition is a big deal here. The latter I don’t think is inherently bad, but maybe people take it too far. Trump was a celebrity on a tv show and before that maybe had developed his brand and name recognition. Some of his influence probably derives from that. So here’s Putin, who maybe developed his brand and a brand for his nation. He has celebrity, power, and may be seen as a strong figure. And I think Trump can be obsessed with “weak” and “strong,” to everyone’s detriment. Add the celebrity that there are people who admire, and maybe it’s a storm of fatal attraction. I don’t know if you’re religious, but I’m religious, and this prospect of potential worship of celebrity, fame, power, and fortune greatly disturbs me. Not in a condemnation way, but from a perspective of how it can potentially do bad in the world and to people.

In Russia or America?