Schumer Calls On Trump To Cancel Putin Summit After Russian Indictments

[DonViejo]

Source: Talking Points Memo


By Kate Riga | July 13, 2018 1:05 pm

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) on Friday called on President Donald Trump to back out of his upcoming summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin after indictments were handed down charging 12 Russian intelligence officials with hacking various computers, including those at the Hillary Clinton campaign and DNC, to meddle in the 2016 election.

“These indictments are further proof of what everyone but the president seems to understand: President Putin is an adversary who interfered in our elections to help President Trump win,” Schumer said in his statement.

“President Trump should cancel his meeting with Vladimir Putin until Russia takes demonstrable and transparent steps to prove that they won’t interfere in future elections,” Schumer added. “Glad-handing with Vladimir Putin on the heels of these indictments would be an insult to our democracy.”

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) sent out a statement shortly after, saying that while Trump should still attend the summit, he “must demand and secure a real, concrete and comprehensive agreement that the Russians will cease their ongoing attacks on our democracy.”

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[lagomorph777]

1. It's going to be very awkward.

I'll bet Uncle Vlad docks Trump's pay.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

2. +1 Schumer. . . . . nt

[bucolic_frolic]

3. A patriotic American president of either party would do so

and pledge election integrity to both parties and work with Congress on the issue.

Yes, I know it won't happen.

[ChiTownDenny]

4. Gee. Ya think?

[lark]

5. He will throw the Justice Dept. under the bus and say they are just making it up

against his BFF, Putin. He knows this because Putin told him so and a murderous dictator and historical foe is more believable to orange assmouth than people he himself hired and who are sworn to protect us. Nothing will stop him from enabling Russia to steal all our elections that he can, focusing now on the mid-terms, except maybe Mueller if SCOTUS doesn't go full on traitor-mode as well.

[forgotmylogin]

6. But... Trump *asked* him...

...and Putin said "Nah, bruh!" and why would Putin lie to him about something like that, seriously?

[demigoddess]

7. I have a theory. trump is a latent homosexual. He has the hots for Putin and Kim of NK

but hates all the women leaders of the world. I think it is not just misogyny, it is that he really wants men but cannot admit it to himself. He was probably taught early in life that that was 'unmanly' and we know how he feels about that. So he can't admit he has the hots for Putin.

[Maxheader]

8. Oh nancy, nancy

I'm so close to violating one of the rules here...But I won't
because I know the others see the problem too..

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) sent out a statement shortly after, saying that while Trump should still attend the summit, he “must demand and secure a real, concrete and comprehensive agreement that the Russians will cease their ongoing attacks on our democracy.”

[appalachiablue]

9. Bloomberg, 'Trump Forging Ahead with Putin As Dems. Demand He Cancel'

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-forging-ahead-with-putin-as-democrats-demand-he-cancel/ar-AAA2pMA?li=BBnbfcL