{"id":38582,"date":"2018-07-25T12:42:59","date_gmt":"2018-07-25T19:42:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=38582"},"modified":"2018-07-25T12:46:20","modified_gmt":"2018-07-25T19:46:20","slug":"heartsick-trump-breaks-his-date-with-putin-until-2019-after-the-witch-hunt-is-over-huh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=38582","title":{"rendered":"Heartsick: Trump Breaks His Date With Putin Until 2019, After the ‘Witch Hunt’ is Over (Huh?)"},"content":{"rendered":"

The first date went so tremendously that Donald Trump almost immediately asked dreamy Vladimir Putin out again for a rendezvous in romantic Washington, D.C. in the fall. But Trump was dissed by his crush when Putin wavered<\/a><\/strong> as to whether he would accept the invitation. A crestfallen Trump is now saying that he has other plans as well.<\/p>\n

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Trump’s National Security Advisor, and mustache ride attendant, John Bolton, made the announcement<\/a><\/strong> that “The President believes that the next bilateral meeting with President Putin should take place after the Russia witch hunt is over, so we\u2019ve agreed that it will be after the first of the year.”<\/em> A dejected Trump is now employing the famous “You can’t fire me, I quit,”<\/em> method of diplomatic courtship.<\/p>\n

However, this statement has some peculiarities that warrant additional scrutiny. First of all, this is the first use of the phrase “witch hunt”<\/em> by Mr. Bolton, and maybe by any senior White House staffer other than Trump himself. Apparently they are trying to cement its use as an acceptable descriptor of legal processes.<\/p>\n

Secondly, Trump is assuming that Robert Mueller’s special counsel investigation will be ongoing at least through the end of this year. That’s a long ways from the predictions of his attorney, Rudy Giuliani, who has been saying that the probe would be over in a couple of weeks ever since he joined Trump’s legal team.<\/p>\n

Finally, it is very likely that the real reason for the delay has something to do with the upcoming midterm elections. It could be embarrassing if Trump were to repeat his disastrous performance in a rematch with Putin just prior to those contests. Republicans are already considered to be in dire shape as a massive blue wave of Democratic victory is forming. Putin may have been aware of that and was subtly nudging his politically naive American stooge into rescheduling until after election day. Not that things will be any better for Trump if the GOP takes the beating that is being forecast. But they could simply pretend to forget about the summit entirely should that happen.<\/p>\n

What’s more, if Mueller completes his investigation anytime between now and year’s end, that will throw a huge Russian boot into plans for the two authoritarian aficionados to convene. Unless, of course, wherever they wind up incarcerating Trump allows for conjugal visits.<\/p>\n

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How Fox News Deceives and Controls Their Flock:
\nFox Nation vs. Reality: The Fox News Cult of Ignorance.<\/a>
\nAvailable now at Amazon.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The first date went so tremendously that Donald Trump almost immediately asked dreamy Vladimir Putin out again for a rendezvous in romantic Washington, D.C. in the fall. But Trump was dissed by his crush when Putin wavered as to whether he would accept the invitation. 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