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kentuck

(115,552 posts)
Sat May 9, 2026, 01:12 PM 1 hr ago

Trump was on the phone with Putin again last evening.

What do you suppose they were discussing??

Their own little personal wars of choice? "Help me in Ukraine and I will help you in Iran?"

Or maybe discussing the price of oil and the great favor that Trump has done for Russia and the Big Oil companies?

The bottom line is that Vladimir Putin is calling the shots in American foreign policy. Probably domestic policy also?

There was a time when we would have thought that someone was listening to the phone call? Maybe they are all too afraid to gamble with such a move now?

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Walleye

(45,329 posts)
1. He has to call into his daddy boss to find out what to do.
Sat May 9, 2026, 01:13 PM
1 hr ago

Putin is telling him go ahead and tear down all the landmarks in DC. That’ll make you feel big. i’m sure he speaks to Putin frequently and probably did when he wasn’t president. he is known to use other phones.

kentuck

(115,552 posts)
2. Yes. Tear down the Washington Monument or the Lincoln Memorial...
Sat May 9, 2026, 01:15 PM
1 hr ago

Those spineless creatures in Washington will do nothing about it.

Walleye

(45,329 posts)
5. Mike Johnson is a pathetic excuse for a House speaker
Sat May 9, 2026, 01:21 PM
1 hr ago

Another Republican, who thinks the enemy is the Democratic Party rather than violent people who attack our system and our capitol. So now we are terrorists, is anybody really afraid of Democrats for crying out loud?

dem4decades

(14,320 posts)
6. Does anyone listen in on these calls? I'm not talking about a Trump stooge or a Putin loyalist.
Sat May 9, 2026, 01:27 PM
1 hr ago

A person that gives a shit about America or a foreign country that used to be an ally?

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