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© Copyright 2019 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.Trump jokes to Putin: 'Don't meddle in the election, please'
By Jonathan Lemire OSAKA©2025 GPlusMedia Inc.
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Deadforgood
If it was a joke, then does he mean he really wants Putin to meddle in the elections? Or that he knows Putin really did and he's being sarcastic?
darknuts
Neither. It means Trump doesn't take the "meddling " seriously as he likely knows it's a political ploy.
Deadforgood
You mean, he doesn't care if the US elections are rigged by Russians? Just the illegal immigrants who manage to vote?
Chip Star
Yeah, never mind that US intelligence agencies confirmed Russia meddled; it's just a political ploy.
Bintaro
Look at that smile ! We almost never see Putin like that.
That's the smile of guy who got away with the crime of the century.
He's at the top of the world and enjoying every bit of it.
Joe Blow
Google and YouTube are doing more to meddle in the 2020 election.
Deadforgood
I know, neocon balogny video compilations promoting violence towards minorities and calling liberal Americans terrorists from fox news, da blaze, infowars etc videos have flooded across youtube servers. Surprised they allow that stuff on there.
PTownsend
In other words you're blaming Google and YouTube for allowing the Internet Research Agency (and other Moscow backed organizations), Qanon, Breitbart-Bannon, the Chinese, Israeli, Saudi and other governments to use their services to link to and post fake news and malicious deep fakes intended to undermine 'western' democracy (the few remaining bits) and portray the aspiring autocrat Trump and full on autocrats like Putin (and others) in glowing lights.
jcapan
I don't think Trump won b/c of the Russians but I do think his entire attitude is treasonous. The dude would get in the bad with the reanimated corpses of Nazis if it improved his election chances or his ability to grift.
Blacklabel
Ok so he told Putin to his face not to meddle and even pointed a finger at him.
can we move on finally now?
PTownsend
Perhaps Putin/Trump backers think Russian meddling in the political affairs of the US and 'western' democracies is funny.
As someone vehemently opposed to ultra-nationalism and authoritarianism I find zero humor in any Trump/Putin exchange.
Serrano
That's the smile of guy who got away with the crime of the century.
hahahaha, yeah, those facebook ads were devastating, if not for them, Hillary would have won by a landslide, hahaha, lol
Google and YouTube are doing more to meddle in the 2020 election.
True! Youtube took down the Project Veritas video that nailed Google. It's on bitchute.
Whatsnext
This is not really a key issue, as the media would like everyone to think it is. As an American I just want to see peace an prosperity between the two nations, but the Democrat media keeps this narrative going and as it continues the IQ of the nation goes down.
u_s__reamer
No need to terminate these two tools 'cos Putin the Pretender's reign is coming to an end even if the aftermath may be politically messy while the POTUS might be evicted from Pennsylvania Avenue before 2020.
NCIS Reruns
Trump is just a symptom. The sad fact is, the burdens placed on America caused its people to implode. America's impending collapse is going to see the world's population revert to the level of 1950. There won't be enough space for graveyards. Soylent Green, anyone?
Blacklabel
But the last guy put a finger right in Putin’s chest and told him to knock it off! Finger right in his chest, I say. Knock it off! Wow. Nothing can compare to that.
CrazyJoe
I watched Trump make these comments live. He is a real jerk and his actions are seriously treasonous. He thinks it's a big joke that he should discuss election interference with Putin. It's more and more obvious that Trump is colluding with Russia.
Wolfpack
Trump is referring to Hillary’s payments to Russian intelligence agents through cutouts for the debunked dossier. Of course this admonishment will be just as effective as Obama’s “cut it out” plea while he was still in office.
kurisupisu
I am sure that the reporters failed to see the irony as the US has quite tragically meddled,murdered and injured so many in Iraq,Libya,Vietnam,Cambodia,Afghanistan and many more!
Maybe Putin should have brought that up?
Tokyo TT
Russian collusion was a hoax to try to undo an election. Good on him for having some fun with it.
nishikat
Another failed promise of Trump - like his wall (which can be defeated with ladders). Trump promised to have the AG arrest President Hillary. What is Trump waiting for? When is President Hillary going to be arrested? Trump is weak.
lesenfant
I think he is just a thrill seeker who uses his mouth to see how far he can push it before he gets in serious trouble.
CrazyJoe
President Trump: You were elected by the American people to govern this nation, and anything you say, especially to foreign leaders, Is our business! It’s our Democracy, not your Dictatorship.
doggar
Russia is our friend, unlike some countries.
Drako
The dems already lost the election during their debate. Why? The dems want illegal immigrants to have free healthcare. The American people don't want that! The homeless in America don't even get free healthcare, why should Illegal Immigrants get it?
yamada1043
The farcical current occupant of the White House just doesn’t get it.
Alexandre T. Ishii
This America First dude is only thinking the election coming soon, people can die, people can be betrayed, people will suffer more bc of his policy, he won't care the world. So, why do we care about him. Next president of USA and end this messy world he brought...Tired and sick is the world to think about this Trump.
zettaiEngineer
Manipulation and mud slinging for political gain are perennial, only the players and methods change.
Asakaze
Smile? Is it the final proof of Russian "meddling"?
Frankly, all sane people, except diehard "Russians-did-it" cult followers, should be glad to see the leaders of the two most powerful countries in the world trying to sort thing out and build more or less normal relationship.
Anonymous
@CrazyJoe
I thank God you are not in the diplomatic service.
Apply what you say to December 1941. Fireside Chat #127: “My fellow Americans, I ordered the Pacific Fleet to Honolulu to lure the Japanese to attack in order to justify America’s entry into this world war. The attack will undoubtedly fail because, after all, aren’t all the Nipponese pilots cross-eyed?”
HonestDictator
Another bad joke. Up there with the, "I wish my people would do that" upon meeting with dictator Kim and the NK people present there were worshipping their dear leader in Trump's presence.
lincolnman
Well let's see, this is a picture of...
A candidate for election in 2020 and his Shadow Campaign Manager?
A Russian Intel asset and his KGB/FSB controller?
A real estate CEO and his primary investor?
Someone who invaded Crimea and someone who invaded the White House?
The Apprentice and the Apparatchik?
Master and poodle?
All of the above?
Bugle Boy of Company B
I know! Isn't it great?
TARA TAN KITAOKA
U trump, do the same. Stop interfering in other countries politics.
Ryder
The only candidate that got help from Russia was Clinton, who illegally used $3,000,000 of campaign cash to purchase the fake dossier. Poor loser.
Uncle Benny
The United States is PROUDLY the World's Leader/Original Gangster in election influence and interference of sovereign governments. Just sayin...
Black Sabbath
Traitor.
We were attacked. By Russia. That is a fact.
Trump has always denied it. Because the attack helped him get elected. Putting your needs above the needs of your country is treason.
Then he kisses Putin's butt in Helsinki. Taking Russsia's side in a very public dispute between Russia and our spy masters. Traitor.
Now, he jokes about it.
Traitor.
bass4funk
The man who did nothing while our people were held hostage by the Iranians for 444 days says that? ROFL! Yeah, who cares?
Reese
lol.... Still looking for that dossier? How about Hillary's emails? Better yet, where's your footnotes?
1glenn
What an embarassment. One year and seven months to go.
Drako
Wondering how many of you comment here are American. + if you are. - if you are Japanese.
WilliB
While the corporate fake media will once again make a fake issue out of a simple joke line, don´t expect them to say anything about the real election tampering by Silicon Valley tech companies including Google, which is ongoing and documented.
starpunk
Traitor Trump: He goes around wanting to be adored as a god and then it's, 'I'll be a good boy, Vladimir. '
Darth Vader is such a rotten fear-inducing commander and then he kneels in front of a hologram of the Galactic Emperor: 'What is thy bidding, my master?'.
See any parallels here?
starpunk
He launched Operation Desert Eagle, a rescue mission that failed due to faulty equipment and a sandstorm 9which are unpredictable). I saw him address it on TV saying as Commander-in-Chief his administration would take full responsibility for the mission failure. Carter then reupped Navy patrols in the Persian Gulf and increased defense spending but it was too little, too late for his WH career. The post-Vietnam War economy was pretty sucky anyway. Jimmy Carter was a weak POTUS but he is NO quisling and he kissed nobody's fanny.