OSAKA, Japan – President Donald Trump expressed exasperation with the media in a conversation with Vladimir Putin on Friday and spoke approvingly of the fact that the Russian president does not have the same problems with the media that he has.
The president's remarks drew blowback on social media from critics who noted that journalists in Russia have been killed. "Fake news," Trump said during a meeting with Putin at the G-20 summit in Japan as journalists filled into the room to cover the leaders' remarks."You don't have this problem with Russia, We have. You don’t have it.""Yes, yes," he said."We have, too. The same."
Trump has for years blasted U.S. media as"the enemy of the people." Still, the praise for the Russian president on the point was a remarkable comment for a U.S. president. More than three dozen journalists have been murdered in Russia since 1992, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists. Trump made the comments on the one-year anniversary of a shooting at the Capital Gazette newspaper in Annapolis, Maryland, in which five were killed.
Minutes after the exchange, Trump and Putin joked about Russian meddling in the 2016 election. When a reporter asked if the president would raise that issue during their meeting, Trump turned to Putin and wagged a finger while smiling. When an interpreter translated Trump's"request," Putin laughed.
Traitor Trump, move to Russia, problem solved.
Write better headlines.
We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
POLITICO Playbook: Biden’s bad nightPresident Trump shared a fist bump with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the sidelines of the G-20 summit in Japan. More in Playbook: 'Let our Powers combine: Lies Corruption Greed Pollution Whore' I am Captain FuckthePlanet! TRUMP COLLUDING WITH INDIA AND JAPAN!!! Trump shared a fist bump with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and PM Modi at the G-20 summit in Japan. 'Modi, for years put very high Tariffs against the United States, just recently increased the Tariffs even further. This is unacceptable and the Tariffs must be withdrawn'!
Source: politico - 🏆 381. / 59 Read more »
Trump defends remark to Putin, says meddling came up again 'after that'President Trump defends remark to Russian President Putin, says election meddling came up again “after that” He lies He wouldn't turn down meddling. He needs all the help he can get. Mostly psychiatric.
Source: CNN - 🏆 4. / 95 Read more »
Trump jokes about 'fake news' with Putin who's had journalists killedDuring his meeting with Russia's Vladimir Putin at the G-20 in Japan, Trump joked about the media and fake news despite the fact Putin has been repeatedly accused of having critical journalists in Russia killed. Shannon Pettypiece discusses. Traitor! It's all a joke. A joke concocted by those familiar with how it worked in other countries.........countries we wouldn't want to step foot in. He kinda has a point
Source: MSNBC - 🏆 469. / 51 Read more »
Trump says Jimmy Carter was 'terrible president,' and criticism about Russian election meddling is 'typical' Democrat talking pointTrump dubs Jimmy Carter 'terrible president' after Carter claimed Russian interference delegitimized the Trump presidency He’s not wrong. CarterCrayCray What about his interference in 1979 revolution in Iran and supporting the establishment of the ayatollah’s regime in Middle East and all the aftermath that one can witness today Jimmy Carter knows what collusion looks like Reagan collided with Iran to hold the hostage past Election Day
Source: Newsweek - 🏆 468. / 52 Read more »
U.S.-China trade talks: where they are and what's at stakeU.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping are due to meet on ... They'll have something really great to announce in 2 weeks. It'll be incredible. Possibly the best trade deal ever. sanity? What is at stake is a global economy. But does Trump understand that? His ego is so bloated that he cannot see beyond his nose. Just yesterday, after some real good work by SecPompeo in discussion with India, Trump tweeted to flush all of that down the drain.
Source: Reuters - 🏆 2. / 97 Read more »
Trump, Xi set for high-stakes trade war talks in JapanU.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping are set for a high-stakes meeting that could salvage trade talks or plunge the world’s two largest economies into a deeper trade war Patiently awaiting the results... Who wants the war anyway? If Trump is the major threat to China’s way of life as Trump would want you to believe: Wouldn’t China just tank the American economy with a trade war ensuring a Trump defeat and a return to business as usual? If Trump is just a dimwit won’t China just make a meaningless deal?
Source: Reuters - 🏆 2. / 97 Read more »