Trump Folds: Will Meet With Putin At G-20 Despite Half-Hearted Threats

TOPSHOT - (From L) US First Lady Melania Trump, US President Donald Trump, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, French President Emmanuel Macron and French President's wife Brigitte Macron react as Russian President Vlad... TOPSHOT - (From L) US First Lady Melania Trump, US President Donald Trump, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, French President Emmanuel Macron and French President's wife Brigitte Macron react as Russian President Vladimir Putin (front C) arrives to attend a ceremony at the Arc de Triomphe in Paris on November 11, 2018 as part of commemorations marking the 100th anniversary of the 11 November 1918 armistice, ending World War I. (Photo by BENOIT TESSIER / POOL / AFP) (Photo credit should read BENOIT TESSIER/AFP/Getty Images) MORE LESS
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Russian President Vladimir Putin confirmed Thursday that he will be meeting one-on-one with President Donald Trump at the G-20 summit in Argentina, despite Trump’s half-hearted threats to cancel earlier in the week.

According to a Thursday Washington Post report, Trump’s suggestion that he may skip it due to Russia’s aggression with Ukrainian ships and crew members seems to have fallen flat, as a Kremlin spokesperson confirmed that the U.S. has agreed to the meeting.

Russia has attracted global condemnation for its actions over the weekend, though Trump’s lukewarm denunciations up to this point make it seem unlikely that he’ll join in the rebukes during the one-on-one with Putin.

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  1. “Folds”??? Are you kidding me? Spankee’s “half-hearted” threats to cancel the meeting with Uncle Pootie were nothing but window dressing. No way Spankee would ever consider not kissing Pootie’s behind.

  2. Of course he will. We knew all along !

  3. Why, the entire reason that Trump is going to the G-20 in the first place is for a few precious stolen moments with his beloved. It certainly isn’t for the policy discussions.

  4. Trump to Putin: I just can’t quit you!

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