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Trump: Putin wanted Hillary to win election
The Washington Times ^ | July 12, 2017 | Dave Boyer

Posted on 07/12/2017 12:32:22 PM PDT by jazusamo

President Trump said Wednesday that Russian President Vladimir Putin would have preferred if Hillary Clinton won the presidential election last year.

In an interview with Christian Broadcasting Network founder Pat Robertson at the White House, Mr. Trump tried to debunk claims that Russia wanted to help him win the election.

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; Russia
KEYWORDS: 2016election; clinton; putin; trump
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1 posted on 07/12/2017 12:32:22 PM PDT by jazusamo
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To: jazusamo

This sounds correct.

Putin knew he could sandbag a Hillary Admin all day long.


2 posted on 07/12/2017 12:34:59 PM PDT by Col Frank Slade
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To: jazusamo; Army Air Corps; MeganC
I have always suspected as much.

The Russians pulling a "Crazy Ivan".

They want Killary to win because she will weaken America even further, so they push stories and setups that Trump is in collusion with them to damage him so that she looks better in comparison.

3 posted on 07/12/2017 12:36:07 PM PDT by KC_Lion (If you want on First Lady Melania's, Ivanka Trump's or Sarah Palin's Ping Lists, just let me know.)
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To: jazusamo

No question about it. She could be bought off by a donation to the Clinton Crime Foundation.


4 posted on 07/12/2017 12:36:23 PM PDT by Parley Baer
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To: Col Frank Slade; All
Putin knew he could sandbag a Hillary Admin all day long.

Absolutely, my thoughts also.

5 posted on 07/12/2017 12:38:37 PM PDT by jazusamo (Have YOU Donated to Free Republic? https://freerepublic.com/donate/)
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To: jazusamo

Natalia OnaTopp-skaya probably also works for Putin.


6 posted on 07/12/2017 12:38:38 PM PDT by Red Steel
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To: jazusamo
“We are the most powerful country in the world and we are getting more and more powerful because I’m a big military person,” Mr. Trump said. “As an example, if Hillary had won, our military would be decimated. Our energy would be much more expensive. That’s what Putin doesn’t like about me. And that’s why I say, why would he want me? Because from day one I wanted a strong military, he doesn’t want to see that.”

Seriously?

(smh)

7 posted on 07/12/2017 12:39:49 PM PDT by Responsibility2nd
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To: Responsibility2nd

Yeah it’s “seriously”.


8 posted on 07/12/2017 12:41:17 PM PDT by Red Steel
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To: jazusamo

The Democrats have been buddies and apologists for Russia going all the way back to the Russian Communist Revolution exactly a hundred years ago. Are we supposed to believe that with one election that relationship has gone south and now the Dems are mortal enemies with their long time leftist pals?


9 posted on 07/12/2017 12:42:17 PM PDT by dowcaet
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To: jazusamo

Putin is many things but not stupid.

He knew he could push HilLIARy around, so would have preferred her.

But he knows he can do business with Trump. Despite being separate countries there ARE common interests.


10 posted on 07/12/2017 12:42:39 PM PDT by Mr. K (***THERE IS NO CONSEQUENCE OF REPEALING OBAMACARE THAT IS WORSE THAN OBAMACARE ITSELF***)
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To: jazusamo

A quick donation to the Clinton Foundation and Putin could have any Aircraft Carrier he wanted


11 posted on 07/12/2017 12:44:06 PM PDT by butlerweave (it's the children are)
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MAGA!

Please bump the Freepathon or click above to donate or become a monthly donor!

12 posted on 07/12/2017 12:44:19 PM PDT by jazusamo (Have YOU Donated to Free Republic? https://freerepublic.com/donate/)
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Here’s one ‘seriously’ as an example.

June 8th. “First US Natural Gas Shipment Arrives In Poland, Undermining Russia”

http://dailycaller.com/2017/06/08/first-us-natural-gas-shipment-arrives-in-poland-undermining-russia/

Trump eating into Pootie Poot’s hard currency energy market in Europe.


13 posted on 07/12/2017 12:45:47 PM PDT by Red Steel
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To: jazusamo

I have zero doubt that the Russian intelligence services, like every other one on the planet, had owned her private email server. That’s a lot of leverage.


14 posted on 07/12/2017 12:50:52 PM PDT by Riley (The Fourth Estate is the Fifth Column.)
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15 posted on 07/12/2017 12:51:54 PM PDT by eaglestar
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To: butlerweave

I imagine Putin could have bought Alaska “back” too.

$7 Million for the U.S. Treasury...

$7 BILLION for the Clinton Slush Fund...


16 posted on 07/12/2017 12:54:13 PM PDT by pfony1
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To: Mr. K

At the moment, Russia is neither ally nor adversary. Had Herself been levered into the Oval Office, Putin would have certainly gone into his all-out bully mode, much as he has demonstrated in Georgia and Ukraine, and the reconquest of the Crimean Peninsula. What did the Obama-Clinton regime do about any of these?

Putin has chosen to tread softly around Donald Trump, who is a sort of unknown quantity. Putin’s circumspect approach lies in not being at all sure of just how Trump might respond, but Putin could move with decisive swift action were he to be dealing with Herself.


17 posted on 07/12/2017 12:54:52 PM PDT by alloysteel (The difference between Illinois and Venezuela, is that toilet tissue is still available in Illinois.)
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To: Mr. K

At the moment, Russia is neither ally nor adversary. Had Herself been levered into the Oval Office, Putin would have certainly gone into his all-out bully mode, much as he has demonstrated in Georgia and Ukraine, and the reconquest of the Crimean Peninsula. What did the Obama-Clinton regime do about any of these?

Putin has chosen to tread softly around Donald Trump, who is a sort of unknown quantity. Putin’s circumspect approach lies in not being at all sure of just how Trump might respond, but Putin could move with decisive swift action were he to be dealing with Herself.


18 posted on 07/12/2017 12:56:36 PM PDT by alloysteel (The difference between Illinois and Venezuela, is that toilet tissue is still available in Illinois.)
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To: eaglestar

“They have six ways from Sunday at getting back at you,” said the senator who, once again, spoke like the cat who ate the canary.


19 posted on 07/12/2017 12:58:53 PM PDT by niteowl77 (Trust- but verify.)
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To: jazusamo

Hmmmmm, lets see....would Putin want a tough, pro American, pro military person or someone who could be bought for a few donations to her “charity”


20 posted on 07/12/2017 1:16:58 PM PDT by McGavin999 ("The press is impotent when it abandons itself to falsehood."Thomas Jefferson)
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