{"id":50813,"date":"2021-09-28T13:46:16","date_gmt":"2021-09-28T20:46:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=50813"},"modified":"2021-09-28T19:11:11","modified_gmt":"2021-09-29T02:11:11","slug":"press-secretary-grisham-trump-told-putin-he-would-only-act-tough-for-the-cameras","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=50813","title":{"rendered":"Press Secretary Grisham: Trump Told Putin He Would Only ‘Act Tough’ for the Cameras"},"content":{"rendered":"

Throughout the single term presidency of Donald Trump, it was impossible not to notice his fawning affinity for authoritarian tyrants, and especially Russia’s Vladimir Putin. Trump expressed his admiration for Putin at the the Helsinki “Treason”<\/em> Summit<\/a><\/strong> where Trump bowed down to the Russian dictator repeatedly. He told Putin that he envies his ability to “get rid of”<\/em> the press<\/a><\/strong>. More recently, Trump said that he trusts Russia more than Biden<\/a><\/strong> and the U.S.<\/p>\n

\"Donald<\/p>\n

Next week a new book will be released that contains more evidence of Trump’s humiliating subjugation to Putin. The book, “I’ll Take Your Questions Now: What I Saw at the Trump White House<\/a><\/strong>,”<\/em> by Trump’s former press secretary, Stephanie Grisham, promises to cast a light into some of the darker corners of Trump’s White House. And one of the first excerpts<\/a><\/strong> released to the public references Trump’s hero and mentor, Vladimir Putin. Grisham writes that…<\/p>\n

“With all the talk of sanctions against Russia for interfering in the 2016 election and for various human rights abuses, Trump told Putin, \u2018Okay, I\u2019m going to act a little tougher with you for a few minutes. But it\u2019s for the cameras, and after they leave we\u2019ll talk. You understand?”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Trump was fond of portraying himself as a macho man, despite also bragging that he is “the most fabulous whiner<\/a><\/strong>.”<\/em> He frequently lied<\/a><\/strong> that no one was tougher on Russia than he was. But on everything from election meddling to the annexation of Crimea, Trump either adoringly defended Putin or was conspicuously silent.<\/p>\n

Now we know that Trump’s pseudo-strongman facade was as fake as his skin tone. Even worse, it was a concession by Trump to our most aggressive adversary to pretend to be a tough guy in public while maintaining his servility in private. Grisham is revealing that Trump was, in effect, betraying the interests of the nation in order to gain Putin’s favor.<\/p>\n

True to form, Trump has already lashed out at Grisham with his customary and infantile insults. And as usual, there is no apparent basis for his charges other than his rancid and personal animosity. Via his spokes-shill (and proxy tweeter in violation of Twitter’s ban<\/a><\/strong>), Liz Harrington, Trump said that…<\/p>\n

“Stephanie didn\u2019t have what it takes and that was obvious from the beginning. She became very angry and bitter after her break up and as time went on she was seldom relied upon, or even thought about. She had big problems and we felt that she should work out those problems for herself. Now, like everyone else, she gets paid by a radical left-leaning publisher to say bad and untrue things. Too bad that sleaze bag publishers continue to report this very boring garbage. We and the MAGA movement are totally used to it. And someday in the not too distant future we will have our voice back and be treated fairly by the press.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Statement from President Donald J. Trump:<\/p>\n

"Stephanie didn\u2019t have what it takes and that was obvious from the beginning. She became very angry and bitter after her break up and as time went on she was seldom relied upon, or even thought about. She had big problems and we felt…<\/p>\n

— Liz Harrington (@realLizUSA) September 28, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n