Twitter Goes Off on Trump’s Tweetstorm About Putin Meeting: ‘Akin to Partnering With Assad’
This morning, President Donald Trump started his day off as he has many times before during his time in the White House — with an epic tweetstorm that will certainly set the news conversation for the day.
This time around, the president addressed his recent visit with Russian President Vladimir Putin, a meeting that created dueling accounts of what was discussed and agreed upon, especially when it comes to Russian election interference. Per Trump, Putin denied election meddling while the president claimed he has already given his opinion on the subject. He then went on to state that the two countries will work together on cyber security while taking shots at the DNC and tweeting that sanctions weren’t discussed. (This conflicts with what Secretary of State Rex Tillerson had previously said.)
As would be expected, there was an immediate reaction to the president’s tweets. Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) delivered his own mini-tweetstorm in response:
We have no quarrel with Russia or the Russian people. Problem is with Putin & his oppression, war crimes & interference in our elections 1/3
— Marco Rubio (@marcorubio) July 9, 2017
Partnering with Putin on a "Cyber Security Unit" is akin to partnering with Assad on a "Chemical Weapons Unit". 2/3
— Marco Rubio (@marcorubio) July 9, 2017
While reality & pragmatism requires that we engage Vladimir Putin, he will never be a trusted ally or a reliable constructive partner. 1/3
— Marco Rubio (@marcorubio) July 9, 2017
Journalists also weighed in:
Trump didn't hold a press conference at the G20 summit like Putin & other leaders did. He tweets about it & doesn't have to take q's instead
— Kaitlan Collins (@kaitlancollins) July 9, 2017
doesn't sound like Trump plans to sign that Russia sanctions bill that got 98 votes in Senate controlled by his party https://t.co/6fkN6H3R69
— John Harwood (@JohnJHarwood) July 9, 2017
wait questions were asked to Putin about this? https://t.co/iIyPO9ySMz
— Sopan Deb (@SopanDeb) July 9, 2017
Kinda like the time Jefferson and Adams asked King George to help America ensure its election was conducted properly… https://t.co/HZL7T2f1Ur
— Matt Viser (@mviser) July 9, 2017
This solves the two biggest problems w most cyber security:
1. Not officially called "impenetrable."
2. No Russians on the security team. https://t.co/6GAhfOTvTz— Binyamin Appelbaum (@BCAppelbaum) July 9, 2017
To be clear: Trump wants to form a cyber security unit with the leader of the country that interfered in our election with cyber attacks. https://t.co/NZR0KlVLxe
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) July 9, 2017
Tfw you believe the leader of a hostile foreign government over your own intelligence officials https://t.co/BLuqwpIKya
— Lauren Duca (@laurenduca) July 9, 2017
"I'm working with the man who robbed me but denies it on an impenetrable security system for my house." https://t.co/6xxzrsEVCF
— Jesse Berney (@jesseberney) July 9, 2017
This contradicts Tillerson, who told reporters sanctions were discussed between Trump and Putin: https://t.co/gRWdKjar9j https://t.co/uGCcHCZHRY
— Philip Rucker (@PhilipRucker) July 9, 2017
Trump not contradicting Russian claim he accepted Putin's denial of election meddling. Says he already gave his "opinion," time to move on
— Julie Davis (@juliehdavis) July 9, 2017
Democrats were expectedly critical of Trump’s statements:
This seems like a confirmation that the WH is trying to kill new Russia sanctions that passed Senate 97-2 in Junehttps://t.co/Lk7IgSmtAc
— Brian Fallon (@brianefallon) July 9, 2017
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