Donald Trump’s invited Vladimir Putin to the White House – 17 favourite responses
After a somewhat disastrous few days in which he appeared to believe Vladimir Putin rather than America’s security services, Donald Trump has surprised everyone by inviting the Russian President to visit Washington.
BREAKING: White House: Trump asked national security adviser to invite Putin to Washington for fall meeting, discussions underway.
— The Associated Press (@AP) July 19, 2018
It even came as a surprise to Dan Coats, the U.S. Director of National Intelligence, who heard the news while he was on stage at the Aspen Security Forum.
Mitchell just broke the news on stage to Coats that, per WH, Putin is coming to Washington. “Say that again?” Coats asked. Audience erupts in laughter. He took a breath. “Ok. That’s gonna be special.”
— Shane Harris (@shaneharris) July 19, 2018
Those commenting all seem to be singing from the same hymn sheet.
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So, Trump is inviting Putin to the White House in the Fall. Is that the Fall of 2018 or the Fall of Democracy?
— Stephen Colbert (@StephenAtHome) July 20, 2018
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Like any good real-estate dealer, Trump wants to give Putin a personal tour of the house he bought online. https://t.co/1tkILhch7N
— Garry Kasparov (@Kasparov63) July 19, 2018
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Trump invited Putin to Washington because it's customary to take a tour of your new home before you move in.
— Nick Jack Pappas (@Pappiness) July 19, 2018
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If Trump wanted to invite Putin to Washington, he should have invited him to stand next to him for his inauguration. He earned it.
— Brandon Besserer (@BrandonBesserer) July 19, 2018
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So that’s nice. Sarah Huckabee Sanders just said Trump wants to invite Putin to Washington in the fall. Which is nice, because it will give Putin a front-row seat while he’s attacking the 2018 elections.
— John Aravosis (@aravosis) July 19, 2018
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I'm so excited! Putin is going to come to Washington this fall to PERSONALLY oversee the midterm elections his hackers are busy stealing for the Republicans!
— Seth Abramson (@SethAbramson) July 19, 2018
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Trump has invited Putin to Washington for the first time, but in reality Putin has occupied the Oval Office since Trump’s inauguration.
— Kaivan Shroff (@KaivanShroff) July 19, 2018
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I can't believe they’re just inviting Putin into the White House. At least the Trojans made the Greeks use a horse.
— Stephen Colbert (@StephenAtHome) July 20, 2018
