Posted on 02/25/2020 3:18:00 AM PST by Eleutheria5
Howard Dean said President Trump would give Alaska back to Russia if Russian President Vladimir Putin asked while suggesting the eventual 2020 Democratic presidential nominee would be less likely to do so after going through a grueling nomination process.
"I used to say this all the time. Now it has a new meaning. But if you're not tough enough to get through this process, what are you going to do when Putin asks for Alaska back? Well, unfortunately, we have a president who would give it to him today, but hopefully, that will change," the former Vermont governor and 2004 Democratic presidential candidate said Sunday on CNN.
"Alaska still part of the United States as of right now, just for the record," CNN host Jake Tapper noted.
"That's right," Dean said.
Some Russian nationalists regret the sale of Alaska to the U.S. more than 150 years ago. When asked about the issue in 2014, Putin said that “we don’t need to get worked up about this,” while also warning that the American missile system in Alaska is “one of the most pressing security issues.”
Rather than looking to sell off U.S. land, Trump has reportedly sought to expand American territory by asking advisers last year about the possibility of buying Greenland.
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Yes, they’re onto us now.
Putin will be able to see Alaska from his house.
Poor Sarah Palin! He’ll make kissy faces at her.
President Trump would not give away a valuable prize without getting proper compensation.
Howard Dean cannot think over the echoes in his head of the scream.
He’ll have his fingers on the button! All he needs to launch the big one at Mexico City! All those poor brown people. And all it will cost is Alaska.
Screwing the American Public, I guess...
I thought lawyers had that job.
That’s why Putin wants Alaska.
Sarah is mine, you fiend!
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