Trumpfskian Tweets or Quotes Before and During Putin Summit

PUTIN + POODLE

 

 ITEMS :

•  Ex Soviet occupied Baltic States-Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia-- joined NATO in 2004
• NATO Article Five:  “commits each member state to consider an armed attack against one member state ..to be an armed attack against them all. Casus Foederis.
• Never needed to be declared throughout cold war.
• Only declared once as act of solidarity –9/11 attack on USA.
• Trump calls NATO “obsolete”.
• United States ambassador to Estonia, James Melville, resigned ahead of Putin summit.
• Russian speakers in Crimea at least 55%
• Russian speakers in Latvia and Estonia –over 30%                                                                     Donald J. Trump✔@realDonaldTrump                                                                                  My statement on NATO being obsolete and disproportionately too expensive (and unfair) for the U.S. are now, finally, receiving plaudits!   March 2016                    

Trumpfski Quotes and Tweets prior and during Putin summit:

• "You know what? Putin’s fine. He’s fine. We’re all fine. We’re people. 
• "Will I be prepared? Totally prepared. I’ve been preparing for this stuff my whole life."
•  "Germany is totally controlled by Russia.” planned gas pipeline under Baltic Sea..sad” because Germany is “supposed to be guarding against Russia"
• “I’m very consistent” “a very stable genius.”    
• NATO “has not treated us fairly”“they pay far too little." 
• “Estonia is a small country far away about which we know little.” 
• “Received many calls from leaders of NATO countries thanking me for helping to bring them together and to get them focused on financial obligations, both present & future. 
• We had a truly great Summit that was inaccurately covered by much of the media. NATO is now strong & rich!”

• “Our relationship with Russia has NEVER been worse thanks to many years of U.S. foolishness and stupidity and now, the Rigged Witch Hunt!”
• "I hold both countries responsible. I think that the United States has been foolish. I think we've all been foolish. ... And I think we're all to blame."
•  "I addressed directly with President Putin the issue of Russian interference in our elections. I felt this was a message best delivered in person. Spent a great deal of time talking about it”
• "Putin just said it's not Russia. I do not see any reason why it should be ... I have great confidence in my intelligence people but President Putin was extremely strong and confident in his denial today."
•  "There was no collusion at all. Everybody knows it.”
•  "We ran a brilliant campaign, and that's why I'm President."