Pelosi: Trump's Relationship With 'Thugs' Like Putin Is 'Appalling'

[DonViejo]

Source: Mediaite



by Josh Feldman | Jan 4th, 2019, 10:50 pm

Speaker Nancy Pelosi spoke with MSNBC’s Joy Reid at tonight’s town hall about a wide range of topics, including the Mueller probe and Russia.

At one point Reid asked Pelosi about President Donald Trump‘s relationship with Vladimir Putin.

“I think that the President’s relationship with thugs all over the world is appalling,” Pelosi responded. “Vladimir Putin, really? Really? I think it’s dangerous.”

She then said one of the “most frightening” things that’a happened has been the departure of Defense Secretary James Mattis.



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[watoos]

1. I wouldn't use the word appalling, I would use "treasonous."

[greymattermom]

6. The word "thug" means something

to the Donald. I think this is a smart move.

[olegramps]

16. Putin and his protege Trump have come up with the prefect plan to destroy our government.

We can't be defeated militarily without great loss to Russia, but here is a plan that is absolutely fool proof. They are using the racist baited boondoggle of the non-existent threat of massive invasion of brown skinned criminals to precipitate their plan. Of course Trump conveniently ignores the massive problem of the overstay of visas by millions who are actually takes good paying jobs at reduced wages. Nor is the real threat of those such as the Saudi Arabians who killed 5,000 Americans and destroyed the Twin Towers at the cost billions of dollars deserve the same treatment and who operate thousands of schools throughout the world that teach vicious hatred of our nation as a sacred duty. While he alienates us from our long cherish allies, he embraces the most despicable tyrants in glowing admiration.

What we have is as president of our nation is a tyrant who is using the powers of the presidency to destroy the our country. How did this monstrosity rise to the highest office in our nation. By the time honored use of flagrant demagoguery. It was abetted by the convenient disregard of our major news sources to play the false equivalency card to protect their bloody profits. Only a mad man would suggest that he is willing to shut down the government for years to achieve his objective. That objective is only a red herring to obstruct his real intentions and that is to achieve the Republicans long desired objective to establish a authoritarian presidency exactly like those of Russia and China with the oligarchs in total control of the economy. With the depth of apathy that exists, they very well may achieve their long desired conquest.

[Achilleaze]

2. Finally, someone who will stand up to the republican Draft-Dodger-in-Chief*

Thank you Speaker Pelosi.


* aka Comrade Dirty Donny (R)

[keithbvadu2]

3. Putin has no nasty nickname from Donald

Putin has no nasty nickname from Donald

[keithbvadu2]

10. Trump's Russian bots are out early today.

[TexasTowelie]

13. It's afternoon in Moscow.

However, your assessment of the situation is spot on.

[Sunlei]

14. nothing to do in russian prison jobs- except google search names 'Putin & Trump' & post.

[Sunlei]

11. cause Putins got a collection of blackmail material from the 100s of T(R)ump vacations.

probably even bugged the inside of Trumps jet the 'flying bedroom' of Mr Trump where he'd bring the 'premium women' for test runs.

[TexasTowelie]

8. Welcome to DU.

Enjoy your stay.

[marble falls]

17. Short as it was.

[TexasTowelie]

19. Poor kJ didn't even get 15 minutes of fame.

Another member of the Vladimir Putin Admiration Society.

[marble falls]

21. Not long and yet too long!

[Sunlei]

5. Pelosi needs to be tougher-how come 5th street tower entire floors were given to mafia?

clutching pearls about "Thug-Putin" the child of a soviet union 'Boss'- isn't very new 'news' at all.

Last year "the trump family Doctor" who lived in 5th street tower apartment has his clinic 'invaded'. ALL family medical records for past 20 years were stolen.

My guess is those records had decades of prescription drug records and both trumps, mr and mrs were addicted. IMO possible date rape drugs too.

[riversedge]

18. It is news now to some -Many? now that Pelosi is Speaker and has a voice---more

so than she did in the past. I say. You go gal.

[Sunlei]

20. FINALLY a speaker who isn't afraid to do TV interviews and answer questions.

and actually have a headline in 'DU breaking news' that's not words from the idiot presidents daily, ritlin snorting, AM toilet tweets.

[IronLionZion]

7. Some think thug has racial connotations

and this would definitely bother the thug in chief. I hope he stews about it and unleashes some unhinged tweets.

[Sunlei]

12. He's afraid of Nancy P. because she'll speak directly in person to his face.

[riversedge]

15. oh my. trumpy is NOT going to like this. te he

[JoeOtterbein]

22. Then impeach the m........

...r.

[saidsimplesimon]

24. The Republicans

in Congress are afraid of having their dirty money and dirty tricks exposed. It is my job to make sure they pay a price for their betrayal. I don't think Republicans are ready to support impeachment.

Don't let the bastards get you down.

[saidsimplesimon]

23. Speaker Pelosi's language is tame

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compared to the obscenities I spew at the screen with every breath he takes. Americans of all parties need to stand united and take action against this stain on our democracy.

I'm watching Joy Reid for a few moments of media sanity.

edit to corrrect Reed misspelling

[calimary]

25. Thank you!

I love Nancy Pelosi! She’s really ON IT!

[still_one]

26. Glenn Greenwald isn't going to like this

[Andy823]

27. Birds of a feather

Trump wants to be just like them.

[Initech]

28. Trump is a thug, Putin is a thug, Bolsonaro is a thug, Duterte is a thug...

I seem to be noticing a pattern here... but I can't quite put my finger on it.

[ck4829]

29. K&R