Tuesday, July 17, 2018

If the Trump/Putin Press Conference Shocked You, You're Not Paying Attention

Such were the observations about President Trump's performance at the joint press conference with Vladimir Putin.

Everyone is free to like or dislike the way Trump navigates the world, but I would suggest those descriptions are more suited to the swarm of wild overreaction.

If you were expecting Donald Trump to wag a finger at Putin at that lectern in Helsinki, throwing down an ultimatum to never, ever mess with our elections again, that was enormously foolish.

The layer of ice that would have encased the relationship would shut the door on things Trump actually wants to achieve, goals a little more lasting than kicking Putin in the shins in public.

How many people condemning Trump for coddling Putin raised the slightest eyebrow at the Barack Obama open mic wink to the Russians that he would have "More flexibility" after the 2012 election?

The online taunts were immediate, along the lines of "Hey, MAGA people, where's that Trump strength you people love so much?".

The slightest hint of a Trump denunciation of Russian meddling would have been instantly, virally blasted around the universe as a confession that his election was indeed illegitimate.

https://townhall.com/columnists/markdavis/2018/07/17/if-the-trumpputin-press-conference-shocked-you-youre-not-paying-attention-n2500970?utm_campaign=rightrailsticky2 

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