Trump went into a full blown fit on social media, even breaking out his complaint about fake news, after his secret meeting with Putin at the G-20 was exposed.
Trump tweeted:
Fake News story of secret dinner with Putin is "sick." All G 20 leaders, and spouses, were invited by the Chancellor of Germany. Press knew!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 19, 2017
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The Fake News is becoming more and more dishonest! Even a dinner arranged for top 20 leaders in Germany is made to look sinister!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 19, 2017
Trump is intentionally trying to redefine the meaning of secret. The meeting was secret not based on who else was in the room, but the fact that there was no English interpreter, no transcript of the conversation for the record, and most importantly, it was not disclosed to the American people.
When a president holds meetings with hostile foreign powers and doesn’t make any public acknowledgment of them, that president is keeping a secret. Trump called reports of the meeting “fake news,” but he confirmed that the meeting happened by describing all of the other people in the room while he was talking to Putin.
Trump’s nonsensical contradictions while attacking the free press only serve to get him in more hot water.
A good rule of thumb for reading this president is that the more truth there is to a story, the more he tries to discredit the people reporting it.
Trump is supposed to be negotiating a health care bill with Senate Republicans, but instead, he is once again in meltdown mode over Russia.
Jason is the managing editor. He is also a White House Press Pool and a Congressional correspondent for PoliticusUSA. Jason has a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science. His graduate work focused on public policy, with a specialization in social reform movements.
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