Trump's remark to Putin that they could meet soon caught White House advisers by surprise

[highplainsdem]

Source: WaPo

President Trump’s senior advisers were thrown when he told Russian President Vladi­mir Putin on Tuesday that he expected to meet with him soon, as briefings before the call to Moscow included no mention of a possible meeting, and aides have not been instructed to prepare for one, senior administration officials said.

Although Trump told reporters that “probably we’ll be seeing President Putin in the not-too-distant future,” several officials said there are no plans for the two even to be in the same country until November, when both are expected to attend a Group of 20 summit in Argentina.

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Trump’s briefing materials for the Putin call, placed in a binder by the staff secretary’s office for Trump’s review, did not include any reference to a meeting, and specifically warned against congratulating the Russian president, said a person with direct knowledge who, like other officials, spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss internal White House deliberations.

Senior White House officials have previously opposed a bilateral meeting with the Russian president.

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[tanyev]

1. He gonna give Putin his own set of keys to the White House?

[hedda_foil]

9. Nyah. He'll invite him to his parade and have a state dinner in his honor.

[flibbitygiblets]

2. Man, drumph doesn't even try to hide his schoolgirl crush on Pooty these days.

Does he have a huge poster of him over his bed? Seriously, WTF?

[mac56]

6. A picture underneath his pillow

Moist with kisses.

[Gore1FL]

3. He can swing by after unifying Korea with Kim Jong Un. nt

[John Fante]

4. Remember when dumbass right-wingers trashed Obama for being

"soft" on Putin even after he composed crippling sanctions on Russia? They've gone awfully quiet now.

[dawg day]

5. come on, don't get between Trump and his crush

He's been lying for years about 'knowing" Putin (Before they ever met). So now he can lie about meeting with him. He can say they slipped away to Paris together for an enchanted evening.

He said THREE TIMES in two sentences that they would be meeting in the "not too distant future." He sounded like he was totally longing for it.

[NotASurfer]

7. It's one of the prearranged code phrases

Probably means something like "they're closing in fast, I will be executing my evacuation plan soon, will bring those nuclear codes and location of our secret bunker where Congress will go upon launch" or something along those lines

[Judi Lynn]

8. Wish he meant he's moving to Russia in a hurry to avoid what awaits him here. n/t

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

10. He better bring his fitted knee pads