Tillerson: Trump-Putin Meeting While In Asia Is ‘Still Under Consideration’

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson arrives President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping arrive for a Chinese opera performance at the Forbidden City, Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2017, in Beijing, China. Trump is on a... Secretary of State Rex Tillerson arrives President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping arrive for a Chinese opera performance at the Forbidden City, Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2017, in Beijing, China. Trump is on a five country trip through Asia traveling to Japan, South Korea, China, Vietnam and the Philippines. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) MORE LESS

BEIJING (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson says a meeting between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin is “still under consideration.”

Tillerson says the two sides never agreed to hold a formal one-on-one meeting during a summit of southeast Asian nations this week in Vietnam.

He says a deciding factor is whether they have “sufficient substance” to talk about.

Trump repeated Thursday after meetings in Beijing with China’s president that he also wants Russia’s help getting North Korea to give up its nuclear weapons.

Tillerson briefed U.S. reporters after Trump’s meetings. He suggested that the leaders need something “useful” to point to in order to meet.

Trump and Putin met earlier this year during a conference in Germany.

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  1. Tillerson, quite correctly, doesn’t want this to happen, because he knows that after all these days away from his blankie, Donald is worn out. Very low energy. Plus a complete fucking moron to start with.

    Putin will eat his lunch.

  2. But , Trump-Trump has to show Daddy his first year report card .

  3. Meetings like that are never “under consideration” They’re agreed upon and micro-arranged to the finest detail months in advance. Si I guess he’ll do it. It’s also consistent with his style.

  4. Avatar for shystr shystr says:

    Can’t Trump get his instructions from his boss from emails and phone conversations like the rest of us?

    If a personal visit is needed, why not have Donnie Dimbulb Jr. and “the Kush” meet with the nice Russian lawyer lady, again? [Sadly, Manafort can’t attend this time. See: “Ankle bracelet”].

  5. They say Viet Nam is a hotspot for honeymoons. And naughty weekends…

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