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TomCADem

(17,390 posts)
Wed Oct 5, 2016, 08:05 PM Oct 2016

After testy VP debate, Trump rebuffs claim he 'loves' Putin

Source: MSN/Associated Press

Trump offered effusive praise for his running mate but also claimed credit for Pence's strong performance even as both campaigns acknowledged that the sole vice presidential debate was unlikely to alter the race's trajectory.

Picking up where Pence left off, he said his relationship with Russia's leader would be determined by how Moscow responds to strong U.S. leadership under a Trump administration.

"They say Donald Trump loves Putin. I don't love, I don't hate. We'll see how it works," Trump told a rally outside Las Vegas.

The billionaire candidate sought to take away an argument that Clinton and her running mate, Tim Kaine, have ramped up in the final weeks of the campaign as they work to portray Trump as dangerous for American interests overseas. While U.S.-Russia relations nosedive over failed diplomacy in Syria, Trump has complimented Putin, calling him a strong leader and even encouraging him to track down Clinton's missing emails, though Trump later said he was being sarcastic.

Read more: http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/after-testy-vp-debate-trump-rebuffs-claim-he-loves-putin/ar-BBx0KVaq

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After testy VP debate, Trump rebuffs claim he 'loves' Putin (Original Post) TomCADem Oct 2016 OP
Next Debate, the Town Forum bucolic_frolic Oct 2016 #1
They are the ones confused. lonestarnot Oct 2016 #3
Dumpster lit up by an Irishman. Snort. lonestarnot Oct 2016 #2
Then the Clinton campaign needs to be flooding the airwaves with commercials kimbutgar Oct 2016 #4
I Really Wish They'd Stop SDJay Oct 2016 #5
"I don't love, I don't hate. We'll see how it works." = "Keep me on your payroll, or else." PSPS Oct 2016 #6
Uh oh. Now Putin may turn off the hacker help for Trump. C Moon Oct 2016 #7
That is probably part of the Clinton strategy. yardwork Oct 2016 #8
So who is going to notice one more lie among the other 5,280? Nitram Oct 2016 #9

bucolic_frolic

(43,266 posts)
1. Next Debate, the Town Forum
Wed Oct 5, 2016, 08:08 PM
Oct 2016

Trump will be hating Putin and accusing Hillary of praising him

They are up to something very devious, trying to confuse voters
with switches and lies

kimbutgar

(21,182 posts)
4. Then the Clinton campaign needs to be flooding the airwaves with commercials
Wed Oct 5, 2016, 08:14 PM
Oct 2016

Showing Cheeto praising Putin before the debate. UndecidedVoters will know ahead time he is a lying POS. His current supporters are too far gone in their support of him, nothing will change their minds. Just like the majority of democratic and sane people know there is no way in hell they would vote for the orange cretin.

SDJay

(1,089 posts)
5. I Really Wish They'd Stop
Wed Oct 5, 2016, 08:25 PM
Oct 2016

referring to this asshole as 'billionaire' Drumpf. Call him what he is - Broke-ass Drumpf who lives off his Daddy's inheritance, the backs of small business people and of course the taxpayers. The guy's a loser at the thing he brags about the most - his business acumen.

I'm really tired of seeing the word billionaire next to that POS's name. It's pretty clear at this point he's not.

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