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Photographer

(1,142 posts) Mon Jul 25, 2016, 06:48 PM Jul 2016

Uh-oh. It's looking more and more like Trump and Putin are in bed together.

What will his supporters do?

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Uh-oh. It's looking more and more like Trump and Putin are in bed together. (Original Post) Photographer Jul 2016 OP

We need to make this a major issue all the way up til November. Rex Jul 2016 #1

his supporters love Putin so it will just make them support trump even more JI7 Jul 2016 #2

True. They LOVE his authoritarian approach and want same from Don the Con... 63splitwindow Jul 2016 #5

Trump has been pretty honest about it. And, his campaign manager has received money from Tal Vez Jul 2016 #3

That's news to me/ Photographer Jul 2016 #4

Manafort will be asked about it. Google Manafort and Ukraine to find out who Manafort has been Tal Vez Jul 2016 #6

Lots of conservatives like Putin Calculating Jul 2016 #7

... napkinz Jul 2016 #8

I asked my husband how his conservative coworkers Ilsa Jul 2016 #9

Putin will be pushing from behind the scenes, but after the election...... DFW Jul 2016 #10

Rex

(65,616 posts)

1. We need to make this a major issue all the way up til November.

Reply to Photographer (Original post)

Mon Jul 25, 2016, 06:49 PM

Jul 2016

This is national security we are talking about, he needs to be investigated immediately.

JI7

(89,254 posts)

2. his supporters love Putin so it will just make them support trump even more

Reply to Photographer (Original post)

Mon Jul 25, 2016, 06:50 PM

Jul 2016

63splitwindow

(2,657 posts)

5. True. They LOVE his authoritarian approach and want same from Don the Con...

Reply to JI7 (Reply #2)

Mon Jul 25, 2016, 07:00 PM

Jul 2016

Tal Vez

(660 posts)

3. Trump has been pretty honest about it. And, his campaign manager has received money from

Reply to Photographer (Original post)

Mon Jul 25, 2016, 06:50 PM

Jul 2016

Russian bigwigs.

America has to decide how it feels about Russia. Do we want to be a Russian satellite?

Photographer

(1,142 posts)

4. That's news to me/

Reply to Tal Vez (Reply #3)

Mon Jul 25, 2016, 06:52 PM

Jul 2016

Tal Vez

(660 posts)

6. Manafort will be asked about it. Google Manafort and Ukraine to find out who Manafort has been

Reply to Photographer (Reply #4)

Mon Jul 25, 2016, 07:00 PM

Jul 2016

supporting. And, suddenly, Manafort's candidate, Trump, is talking about the need to become friends with Putin (whom he worships) and the need to warn NATO countries that the treaty to protect Europe from Russia is in jeopardy.

Calculating

(2,955 posts)

7. Lots of conservatives like Putin

Reply to Photographer (Original post)

Mon Jul 25, 2016, 07:02 PM

Jul 2016

They think we need a strong no-nonsense leader such as Putin.

napkinz

(17,199 posts)

8. ...

Reply to Photographer (Original post)

Mon Jul 25, 2016, 07:30 PM

Jul 2016

Ilsa

(61,695 posts)

9. I asked my husband how his conservative coworkers

Reply to Photographer (Original post)

Mon Jul 25, 2016, 07:56 PM

Jul 2016

Will vote when they find out Trump owes billions to Russians and is in Putin's pocket. He said it won't matter to them, they'll vote for Trump anyway.

DFW

(54,414 posts)

10. Putin will be pushing from behind the scenes, but after the election......

Reply to Photographer (Original post)

Mon Jul 25, 2016, 08:19 PM

Jul 2016

Barring an immense stupidity on the part of the American electorate, he'll be singing Любовь Прошла*

*an old Russian folk tune, whose title ("lyoo-BOV pra-SHLAH&quot translates loosely as "Love has gone away"

If Trump starts making noises about spilling the beans, he had better have a high tolerance to radioactive isotopes in his food and drink.

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