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Eugene

(65,196 posts)
Mon May 26, 2025, 09:59 PM Monday

Donald Trump grows angrier as Vladimir Putin exposes his impotence

Source: The Independent

Donald Trump grows angrier as Vladimir Putin exposes his impotence

Analysis: Russia’s latest deadly offensive also did clear damage to Donald Trump’s ego, writes John Bowden

Tuesday 27 May 2025 00:34 BST

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Sunday evening’s rant was aimed squarely at Russian President Vladimir Putin. Despite what he called a “very good relationship” with Putin, Trump in his latest statement on the Ukraine-Russia war blasted the Russian leader as “absolutely crazy.”

“He is needlessly killing a lot of people, and I’m not just talking about soldiers. Missiles and drones are being shot into Cities in Ukraine, for no reason whatsoever,” Trump posted on Truth Social. “I’ve always said that he wants ALL of Ukraine, not just a piece of it, and maybe that’s proving to be right, but if he does, it will lead to the downfall of Russia!” Trump warned.

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Trump sudden harsh turn was illuminative, if not for the reason he may have intended. A throwaway jab aimed at Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky (“everything out of his mouth causes problems … it better stop”) in the same post solidified the underlying intention of the screed: Trump was massaging a bruised ego.

With his pride wounded, Trump has turned to lashing out at the Russian leader who is now publicly refuting his repeated claim that he could end the destructive three-year-old conflict in “24 hours.” Four months after Trump took office, supposedly poised to immediately shut down the war, attacks on Ukrainian targets intensified over the weekend, with Russia launching its largest aerial assault of the war thus far.

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Read more: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-putin-russia-ukraine-ceasefire-b2758151.html

Alternate link: https://www.yahoo.com/news/donald-trump-grows-angrier-vladimir-233417696.html

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Donald Trump grows angrier as Vladimir Putin exposes his impotence (Original Post) Eugene Monday OP
Sounds like Trump just realized that Putin is a liar, cheat and con artist. Irish_Dem Monday #1
Maybe, the Turd could "invade" Greenland just to teach Putin a lesson ... Tarzanrock Monday #3
Yes if you cross Trump he will seek revenge. Irish_Dem Tuesday #9
Only tRump Quanto Magnus Tuesday #10
Con artists don't like being conned. Irish_Dem Tuesday #11
Putin can talk about prime Moscow real estate, Safe as Milk Tuesday #12
I wonder what threats Trump is planning. Irish_Dem Tuesday #13
Or his Nobel Prizw rambler_american Tuesday #14
Yes Putin is screwing up that particular fantasy. Irish_Dem Yesterday #16
Bullshit... Lovie777 Monday #2
Two things come to mind. usonian Monday #4
Every Putin trump contact ends with trump pantsed. IA8IT Monday #5
It's just word salad. Trump idolises Putin. Its another con. Firestorm49 Monday #6
Be a real shame when Putin releases either the kompromat or the polonium JT45242 Monday #7
What?????????? DENVERPOPS Tuesday #8
"Everything out of his mouth causes problems...it better stop"?? red dog 1 Tuesday #15

Irish_Dem

(70,097 posts)
1. Sounds like Trump just realized that Putin is a liar, cheat and con artist.
Mon May 26, 2025, 10:02 PM
Monday

Trump doesn't care how many people Putin kills.

Trump is angry that he was conned and manipulated.
Whatever Putin promised him is not going to happen.

And he may never get the Ukraine minerals he wants.

Tarzanrock

(904 posts)
3. Maybe, the Turd could "invade" Greenland just to teach Putin a lesson ...
Mon May 26, 2025, 10:08 PM
Monday

and show the Russian Dictator who really is the bigly "boss" of the world?

Irish_Dem

(70,097 posts)
9. Yes if you cross Trump he will seek revenge.
Tue May 27, 2025, 06:12 AM
Tuesday

I don't know if Trump is smart enough to be afraid of the evil Putin.

Safe as Milk

(116 posts)
12. Putin can talk about prime Moscow real estate,
Tue May 27, 2025, 06:59 PM
Tuesday

and Trump will listen. When we all knew that Trump had no ethics, no boundaries, this is the kind of demonstration we didn't want. We didn't want to see Trump's cravenness. We didn't want him to bend a knee to Qatar wealth. We don't seemingly want to talk about Putin's actual wealth when, just a few years ago, it was known that Putin's wealth rivals the world's richest. Putin can and will promise Trump anything, as long as he doesn't actually produce. And he won't. That's not the Russian way. Trump gets nothing, but Putin still wants Trump to play along. And he will.

Trump will do nothing because he is not a world player.

Irish_Dem

(70,097 posts)
13. I wonder what threats Trump is planning.
Tue May 27, 2025, 07:09 PM
Tuesday

He is talking tough right now, but it could be just theater.

However Trump does not like being crossed and is petty and revengeful.

Should get interesting, but yes Trump does not have the smarts to one up Putin.

Irish_Dem

(70,097 posts)
16. Yes Putin is screwing up that particular fantasy.
Wed May 28, 2025, 04:09 AM
Yesterday

It would be a cold day in hell before he gets a Noble Prize anyway.

usonian

(17,901 posts)
4. Two things come to mind.
Mon May 26, 2025, 10:44 PM
Monday

Last edited Wed May 28, 2025, 03:43 PM - Edit history (1)

1. They're playing poker,. Putin is putting his stooge in his place.

Putin will be THE LAST PERSON TO LET TRUMP DOWN
Like an undertaker.



2. Putin's RAISING the price of the blackmail. And the blackmail is FAR more damning than people suspect. It's in Epstein land.


JT45242

(3,350 posts)
7. Be a real shame when Putin releases either the kompromat or the polonium
Mon May 26, 2025, 11:57 PM
Monday

Will Putin want to completely destabilize the rethuglican party by releasing a bunch of kompromat?

Will he prefer to polonium diet coke the orange menace because couch jumper and apartheid Clyde are in his pocket?

If magat Mike is smart, he'll start using his son as a tater rather than a porn narc

red dog 1

(31,076 posts)
15. "Everything out of his mouth causes problems...it better stop"??
Tue May 27, 2025, 08:31 PM
Tuesday

Couldn't he have just let his rant be about that war criminal Putin without insulting Zelensky too?

(The truth is, everything out of VonShitzInPantz's mouth causes problems)

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