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Huh, this is a surprising lack of pro-Russian pandering coming from Trump !
by BlueTemplar 5y ago
Huh, this is a surprising lack of pro-Russian pandering coming from Trump !
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- CamperBob2 5y agoThe only thing I can figure is that it was Tillerson's input as Secretary of State that Trump was passing along. Tillerson, being affiliated with US energy interests, may have wanted to encourage Germany to import more from us or our Middle Eastern allies. Trouble is, the summit took place in July 2018 and Tillerson was fired by Trump in March. (From Tillerson's Wikipedia article: "... Trump allegedly suggested a tenfold increase in the U.S. nuclear arsenal, which would cost trillions and take centuries. These reports were denied by White House officials and by Trump after which individuals familiar with the meeting told journalists that Tillerson either called Trump a "moron" or a "fucking moron.") It's not clear why Pompeo would have pushed this particular agenda item, only that Trump likely didn't come up with it on his own.