Trump sparks derision for saying he was 'apple of Putin's eye' as EU diplomats 'terrified' of 2024 w

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Trump sparks derision for saying he was ‘apple of Putin’s eye’ as EU diplomats ‘terrified’ of 2024 win – live

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Oliver O'Connell
Saturday 19 August 2023 22:36

Donald Trump has sparked criticism over bizarre remarks that he was “the apple of Putin’s eye” as European Union diplomats have voiced fears of a potential win in the 2024 US Presidential election.

Mr Trump’s remarks came during his appearance on Fox Businnes’Clay Travis & Buck Sexton Show aired on Friday.

“Putin would’ve never gotten into Ukraine, but that’s just on my relationship with him. My personality over his,” Mr Trump said. “I was the apple of his eye and I would say, ‘Don’t ever do it.’ It was tough stuff there but he would have never done it.”

It comes amid reports that an EU diplomat characterised the prospect of a third Trump term as “terrifying,” according to The New York Times.

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https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-skipping-debate-tucker-carlson-interview-indictment-b2395918.html

[dchill]

1. Just appleing all over the place.

[mountain grammy]

2. Madman

[sakabatou]

3. We already knew you were Putin's puppet, Trumpy.

[Cha]

4. Putin's Puppet Seattle Times..

[NH Ethylene]

5. The bottom four pictures tell the tale.

Nobody had to say a word that day. We all knew Putin had given orders and Trump had to follow them.

[AllBlue]

6. In a contest between malignant narcissists

There can only be one alpha.


Trump's downfall will likely be spectacular,
and Putin may join in the applause, imo.

If Putin betrays Trump, he'll probably implode.



https://m.

[bmichaelh]

7. Projecting Again

First, he is projecting again.
Putin, is the apple of Trump's eye.
Remember the look he gave Putin when he was surrounded by other world leaders

Second, there is a difference between what he said and the truth.
Putin knows he can easily manipulate Trump
.

[bottomofthehill]

8. More like Putin's Bitch than apple.

N/t

[Aussie105]

9. This is normal for anyone of Trump's age and mental condition.

You rewrite the past in your head, and come out with a new version of how things went down that paints you as the Hero.

Any connection to actual past events may be accidental and illusionary.

[BWdem4life]

10. A "third Trump term"?

Am I the only one to catch this apparent misprint???

[Wonder Why]

16. I just noticed this thread and that was the first thing I saw. Surprised there

are no other comments unless everyone thinks the second term will be 20-24 years in the pen.

Rotten apples belong in Putin's eye.

[czarjak]

11. "He gave a strong, powerful denial." when confronted about 2016 election interference.

And if you can't trust Vlad Putin. Who could you possibly trust?

[ribrepin]

12. Careful Trump

A lot of Putin's apples have fallen out of windows.

[tavernier]

14. ...

[UTUSN]

13. What happened to the "Russian hoax" thingy?

[Kid Berwyn]

15. As pee-resident, Trump spoke in private with Putin many times.

No witnesses. Wink wink.



Then there was that time Trump fired the head of the FBI and most all of the Bureau’s counterintelligence outfit specializing in Russia.



I just fired the head of the FBI. He was crazy, a real nut job," Trump said, according to The Times. "I faced great pressure because of Russia. That's taken off…I'm not under investigation.”

No matter. Trump is the apple of Putin’s eye.



“My medal, the highest honor in his country, never before in history presented to an American, says, uh, ‘Agent Orange, we couldn’t have done it without you.’”