Donald Trump on Wednesday was interviewed by Axios’ Jonathan Swan and the president dismissed the reports of Russia putting bounties on US troops in Afghanistan that have been independently confirmed by multiple news outlets as well as multiple security and intelligence agencies from countries around the world. Trump recently had a conversation on the phone with Russian President Vladimir Putin, and he confirmed to Swan that he didn’t discuss the topic.
“No, that was a phone call to discuss other things,” Trump told Swan. “That’s an issue where many people said that was fake news.”
“Who said it was fake news?” Swan asked.
“I think a lot of people.” the president replied. “If you look at some of the wonderful folks from the Bush administration, some of them not friends of mine were saying it’s a fake issue.”
Trump admitted that the reports “never reached my desk,” and that presents another problem with this president.
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The interview enraged social media users.
Holy fuck.
He’s an insane, evil, idiot.
Not one single American should forgive him for this.
Putin is paying people to murder our soldiers.
Our so called president, DOES NOT CARE.
He doesn’t care.
The “commander in chief”, doesn’t think it requires his concern.
FUUUUUUU*K HIM!— Jo (@JoJoFromJerz) July 29, 2020
I love “it didn’t reach my desk”.
This thing that happened in the world and that you’re telling me about now, well, I never heard about it, so I don’t have to do anything (even though you’re telling me about it now).
It’s like closing his eyes means something isn’t there.
— Craig Walmsley (@craig_walmsley) July 29, 2020
What this guy said:
Amazing how many mental hula-hoops people are willing to jump through to explain away shit for this guy.
Bounties? Election interference? Blackmailing foreign countries? All fake news apparently!
There is literally NOTHING he can do or say. Chilling brainwashing kinda stuff.
— #WhiskeyTangoFoxtrot (@iNeedTequila) July 29, 2020
Cannot wait to hear from the “BENGHAZI!!!” crowd on this one
— Wear A Mask (@DaffodilSwain) July 29, 2020
Bottom line – trump does not care if Americans die. He is beholden to Putin. Full stop.
These recent interviews serve to confirm just how insane and delusional this man is. Totally unhinged and untethered from reality.
— Eric Slater (@ericsslater) July 29, 2020
Wow! Just Wow. Incidentally, who knew that “Russia was once called the Soviet Union.”
— Say “No” To TrumPutin (@katieLane1975) July 29, 2020
He is getting very sloppy with his distraction tactics. China, India, how Afghanistan changed the Soviet Union to Russia? Reality means nothing to trump.#TrumpIsALoser
— Willoughby 12 (@willoughby_12) July 29, 2020
Trump needs to be shown again that “nobody likes” him in November. Trump doesn’t care about the one hundred and fifty thousand dead Americans from the COVID-19 pandemic, and he doesn’t care about our troops. Trump only cares about Trump.
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