Trump had undisclosed hour long meeting with Putin at G20 summit

[Jacque67 7,328]

The only version of the conversation provided to White House aides was that given by Trump himself, the official said. Reporters traveling with the White House were not informed, and there was no formal readout of the chat. 

The administration official spoke on condition of anonymity to confirm the session, first reported Monday by Ian Bremmer, president of the New York-based Eurasia Group, in a newsletter to group clients. Bremmer said in a telephone interview that he was told by two participants who witnessed it at the dinner, which was attended only by leaders attending the summit and some of their spouses.

Leaders who reported the meeting to him, Bremmer said, were “bemused, non-plussed , befuddled” by the animated conversation, held in full view — but not listening distance — of others present. 

Putin’s aide provided the only Russian-English interpretation, the official said, because Trump’s designated dinner companion for the evening was Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, and the president has brought only a Japanese-English interpreter.

The formal Putin-Trump meeting earlier in the day was attended only by the leaders and interpreters, along with Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. Scheduled for only 35 minutes, it ran well over the time scheduled for it.

But following official statements on what transpired, there was widespread confusion over whether Trump agreed, as Putin later said, to accept the Kremlin’s denial of any wrongdoing regarding interference in last years election.

[Jacque67 7,328]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/trump-had-undisclosed-hour-long-meeting-with-putin-at-g20-summit/2017/07/18/39c18dd4-6bd0-11e7-96ab-5f38140b38cc_story.html

 

is the interpreter still alive? Do Donnie and Putin speak Japanese?

[Jacque67 7,328]

Confirmed by NYT

 

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/18/world/europe/trump-putin-undisclosed-meeting.html

 

No staff present, no details-NSC spokesman 

[JimandChristy 1,689]

Make matters worse Trump used Putin's translator! What an incompetent buffoon!

[Jacque67 7,328]

3 minutes ago, JimandChristy said:

Make matters worse Trump used Putin's translator! What an incompetent buffoon!

Probably the translator he ogled  at the meeting with "President " Abe at the Mar-Lago meeting;)

 

Edited July 19, 2017 by Jacque67

[CaliCat 3,957]

48 minutes ago, JimandChristy said:

Make matters worse Trump used Putin's translator! What an incompetent buffoon!

 

He was probably taking instructions from Putin, so using Putin's translator made it easier for his sponsor to be specific and clear. It's all about America first dontcha know?

[Jacque67 7,328]

Trump having Twitter meltdown. 

The one hour conversation was witnessed by other leaders who were "befuddled "... Nefarious? Becoz Potus kept it secret and didn't trust tillerson to be there.

 

trump announces his intention to nominate Jon Huntsman as ambassador to Russia...spells his name wrong. Hahaha!

[Jacque67 7,328]

16 minutes ago, CaliCat said:

 

He was probably taking instructions from Putin, so using Putin's translator made it easier for his sponsor to be specific and clear. It's all about America first dontcha know?

Driving fire trucks and checking out golf chicks instead of working on healthcare! He's not an elitist!

[Jacque67 7,328]

GOP will have problems covering for Trump.

[eieio 1,594]

Seems like someone got their hands on a case or two of Russian vodka. 

 

AA is just a phone call away.

[CaliCat 3,957]

1 hour ago, Jacque67 said:

GOP will have problems covering for Trump.

 

At some point the lies will catch up with him. And he'll blame Obama, Hillary, Ted Cruz, and whoever else he can think of. Poor little man child. 

[JimandChristy 1,689]

43 minutes ago, eieio said:

Seems like someone got their hands on a case or two of Russian vodka. 

 

AA is just a phone call away.

Yes, the GOP, Turtle and Eddie Munster are sick of him already.

[CaliCat 3,957]

More lying from the administration.

 

“Pretty much everyone at the dinner thought this was really weird, that here is the president of the United States, who clearly wants to display that he has a better relationship personally with President Putin than any of us, or simply doesn’t care,” said Ian Bremmer, president of the Eurasia Group, a New York-based research and consulting firm, who said he had heard directly from attendees. “They were flummoxed, they were confused and they were startled.”

The encounter occurred more than midway through the lengthy dinner, when Mr. Trump left his chair and approached Mr. Putin, who had been seated next to the first lady, Melania Trump. It was described to Mr. Bremmer by other guests as lasting roughly an hour and not initially disputed by a White House official who spoke on the condition of anonymity.

But Sean Spicer, the White House press secretary, disputed that account. He said Mr. Trump had described the exchange with Mr. Putin as purely social, and as lasting far less than an hour. “It was pleasantries and small talk,” Mr. Spicer said. In a separate statement, the White House said the two presidents had spoken through the Kremlin’s interpreter because the American translator with Mr. Trump did not speak Russian.

Experts in United States-Russia relations said such an encounter — even on an informal basis at a social event — was a concern because of its length, which suggested a substantive exchange, and because there was no note taker or national security or foreign policy aide present.

[eieio 1,594]

The salt is flowing tonight.

[JimandChristy 1,689]

4 minutes ago, eieio said:

The salt is flowing tonight.

Even The Wall Street Journal has had enough of Trumps excuses on Russia.

 

The only salt that is flowing is Hannity putting it on his food pretending he has a dinner date with Hillary!