Trump-Putin summit: Vladimir gives Donald a performance review
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Donald Trump will have a one-on-one summit meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Helsinki, Finland, after Trump met with NATO allies (at least they used to be) and after a visit to the United Kingdom. Instead of the conventional approach with inTrump-Putin summit: Vladimir gives Donald a performance review
Donald Trump will have a one-on-one summit meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Helsinki, Finland, after Trump met with NATO allies (at least they used to be) and after a visit to the United Kingdom. Instead of the conventional approach with interpreters on both sides and a written record of what’s discussed, the talk reportedly will not have an official record and only a Russian interpreter. Before leaving on his foreign trip, Trump bragged that, of all of his meetings, the interchange with Putin might be “the easiest of them all.” Here is what might be discussed by the two men, which could resemble more of a performance evaluation of Trump by the Russian leader than an actual summit talk. Vladimir Putin: Ah, Donald! Zdravstvujtye, my friend. Donald Trump: Gesundheit. Putin: No, no, I was merely greeting you. That’s how we say “hello” in Russian. Better get used to it. Trump: Oh. Putin: How has your trip gone so far? Trump: Pretty awful, but I’m making inroads. Those NATO freeloaders whined that they couldn’t pay any more for defense, but I made ‘em. That Angela Merkel thinks she’s so tough, but like I told ‘em at the NATO breakfast, Germany is totally a captive of Russia because of that energy pipeline. Putin: (Chuckles) Donald, you shouldn’t make it so obvious. Germany might buy less oil and gas from us. Besides, the amount European members of NATO will pay for defense is the same amount they promised before. Trump: Yeah, but I took credit for it, like I always do. They learned it’s easier just to let me scream and then nod their heads. Putin: Shake their heads is more like it. And how was the trip to the U.K.? Trump: The people were very rude to me. But I created the same kind of chaos as in the NATO meeting. My Sun interview said Theresa May was awful, but then I called it fake news. No one knows what to think. Those Brexit agreements could be dead in the water—this could be killing European trade. All just like you wanted. Read more