Trump Cites Photo Of Schumer, Putin Eating Donuts In Calling For Probe

Russian President Vladimir Putin, center, and U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer, second right, are escorted through New York's first Lukoil gas station by Lukoil President Vagit Alekperov, left, Friday, Sept. 26, 2003. Lukoi... Russian President Vladimir Putin, center, and U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer, second right, are escorted through New York's first Lukoil gas station by Lukoil President Vagit Alekperov, left, Friday, Sept. 26, 2003. Lukoil is the giant Russian oil company. Putin will meet President Bush at the Camp David presidential retreat Friday and Saturday.(AP Photo/Scout Tufankjian) MORE LESS
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President Donald Trump on Friday tweeted an old photo of Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N) with Russian President Vladimir Putin, writing there should be an investigation into Schumer “and his ties to Russia and Putin.”

“We should start an immediate investigation into @SenSchumer and his ties to Russia and Putin,” the tweet reads. “A total hypocrite!”

The photo captures a scene from a 2003 meeting between Schumer and Putin to mark the occasion of New York’s first Lukoil gas station opening. The two are shown eating Krispy Kreme donuts, according to the AP photo caption.

The photo has been circulated on conservative news sites over the last few days, after Schumer called for Attorney General Jeff Sessions to resign following revelations that Sessions met twice with Russia’s ambassador to the United States before the election.

The photo of Schumer and Putin was leading the conservative aggregator Drudge Report at the time of Trump’s tweet.

Schumer responded in a quote tweet, saying that he’s happy to talk about his conversation with Putin.

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  1. Like a drowning victim, they’re trying to pull down anyone around them.

  2. Avatar for sjk sjk says:

    Did he lie about it to Congress? or the public? or the media?

  3. OMIGOD…have we EVER had a bigger dumbass for President of the United States in the history of our Republic? EVER???

  4. I agree completely. Investigate Schumer as part of the investigation in Trump et al’s Russian contacts. Use this tweet to box Trump in.

  5. Combing through the archives, and the the best they can do to change the subject is something ridiculous from 14 years ago.

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