Posted on 12/29/2016 11:20:11 AM PST by HarleyLady27
The United States on Thursday expelled 35 Russian diplomats and closed two Russian compounds in New York and Maryland in response to a campaign of harassment by Russia against American diplomats in Moscow, a senior U.S. official said on Thursday.
The U.S. official, speaking on condition of anonymity, told Reuters the Russian diplomats would be given 72 hours to leave the United States. Access to the two compounds will be denied to all Russian officials as of noon on Friday, the official added.
"These actions were taken to respond to Russian harassment of American diplomats and actions by the diplomats that we have assessed to be not consistent with diplomatic practice," the official told Reuters.
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Trying real hard to cook the goose for Donald J. Trump. Be glad when this circus performance is over.
Putin yawns.
Obama is seriously trying to start a war on his way out. I hope Putin is looking upon his childish antics with the patience of a seasoned KGB officer.
If there is any question of the basic unfitness of the current leadership of the Democrat party to any position of power in the USA, it has been answered by this. We now know there is NO limit they will not descend to to protect their web of lies.
To engaged in a hostile act against Russia like this based on a knowing set of lies told for partisan poltical reason is criminal level behavior
so.....it’s not in response to “election hacking”?
WHAT IS THE POINT OF THIS?? I’d assume they get a four-week vacation until Inauguration. (Unless O is up to some stuff he doesn’t want the Russians to know about)
Prez Stompy Pants throws another childish temper tantrum.
Hey, Diplomats, consider this a three week vacation. Celebrate the New Year with friends and family back home. Make flight arrangements for the 20th to return to work.
This guy just keeps on proving to the world what an ass he is. He’s clearly not all there.
You can expect a reciprocal action expelling a like number or more of US diplomats from Russia.
Bath House is piqued. His menstrual period must be happening now.
Obama is doing everything he can to leave a mess in Washington for our President. Now it will be our turn to blame the former administration for everything that is wrong in this country and I certainly plan to do so because it will be totally true.
Exposing himself to be what we knew he was the entire time.
Childish and dangerous.
It is a show, though. You’re correct..a sad circus performance.
This was a game both sides played throughout the Cold War. Surprised Obama would restart this foolishness. Then again...no I’m not surprised.
The dirty sonofabitch is doing everything he can sabotage all that remains. He’s pulling out all the stops.
Only difference being, for the Russians, it is a vacation, where upon return from it, they can finally get some good work done.
For the diplomats let go in Russia, they won't be returning. They'll be out of jobs on 1/21.
Hell, Putin should call the U.S (Obama) ambassador in and give him and his entire staff 36 hours to leave the country. Then make a public announcement that once the United States has an authentic, legitimate government, he will be happy to receive the new ambassador and staff.
To return om 1/21/17 Obama gets B*tch slapped again.
American diplomats have been attacked in Russia by FSB agents. Probably some people don’t care, but it’s true and an ongoing problem. Possibly they’ll stop doing it when Trump is sworn in to office.
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