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highplainsdem

(48,910 posts)
Mon Dec 26, 2016, 12:21 PM Dec 2016

Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin 'united to trash Hillary Clinton', former US ambassador says

From The Independent yesterday:

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/donald-trump-russia-vladimir-putin-kremlin-hillary-clinton-united-to-trash-michael-mcfaul-a7495111.html

Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin "united to trash" Hillary Clinton, the former US ambassador to Russia has said.

Calling the Russian President an "autocrat in the Kremlin team", Michael McFaul accused Mr Trump and Mr Putin of teaming up to "trash an American".

Earlier this month, the President-elect tweeted to say: "Vladimir Putin said today about Hillary and Dems: 'In my opinion, it is humiliating. One must be able to lose with dignity.' So true!"

Citing Mr Trump's tweet, Mr McFaul said: "So now the President-elect and an autocrat in the Kremlin team up to trash an American. Unprecedented. Will Republicans speak up?"

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Responding to questions about his tweet, Mr McFaul said: "I expect the leader of the free world to defend fellow Americans against gratuitous attacks from autocrats. I know I'm old-fashioned."

He added: "Why is Trump so militantly against an investigation into Putin's meddling in our elections? What does he have to hide? This love fest is odd.

"And the gall of Putin to be lecturing losing candidates how to act after a real election when he has never won a free and fair election ever."

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Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin 'united to trash Hillary Clinton', former US ambassador says (Original Post) highplainsdem Dec 2016 OP
My sentiments exactly. Cracklin Charlie Dec 2016 #1
THIS IS NOT NORMAL! mopinko Dec 2016 #2
K & R Scurrilous Dec 2016 #3
K n R nm AmericanActivist Dec 2016 #4

Cracklin Charlie

(12,904 posts)
1. My sentiments exactly.
Mon Dec 26, 2016, 12:36 PM
Dec 2016

Thank you for stating the obvious, Ambassador McFaul.

Where is OUR media???
They must be off somewhere embarrassing themselves again.

mopinko

(69,990 posts)
2. THIS IS NOT NORMAL!
Mon Dec 26, 2016, 01:38 PM
Dec 2016

none of this is normal. there is no such thing as new normal. there is just normal. and this aint it.

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