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Related: About this forumDonald Trump grows angrier as Vladimir Putin exposes his impotence
Source: The Independent
Donald Trump grows angrier as Vladimir Putin exposes his impotence
Analysis: Russias latest deadly offensive also did clear damage to Donald Trumps ego, writes John Bowden
Tuesday 27 May 2025 00:34 BST
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Sunday evenings 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 Im not just talking about soldiers. Missiles and drones are being shot into Cities in Ukraine, for no reason whatsoever, Trump posted on Truth Social. Ive always said that he wants ALL of Ukraine, not just a piece of it, and maybe thats 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 Ukraines 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

Irish_Dem
(70,097 posts)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)and show the Russian Dictator who really is the bigly "boss" of the world?
Irish_Dem
(70,097 posts)I don't know if Trump is smart enough to be afraid of the evil Putin.
Quanto Magnus
(1,126 posts)can be a liar/cheat/con.....
That's gotta piss him off to no end.
Irish_Dem
(70,097 posts)They think they are too smart to fall for the scam.
Safe as Milk
(116 posts)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)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.
rambler_american
(901 posts)that he so covets.
Irish_Dem
(70,097 posts)It would be a cold day in hell before he gets a Noble Prize anyway.
Lovie777
(18,622 posts)usonian
(17,901 posts)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.
IA8IT
(6,166 posts)Firestorm49
(4,383 posts)JT45242
(3,350 posts)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
DENVERPOPS
(12,341 posts)Why would Putin order him to say that????????????
red dog 1
(31,076 posts)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)