During his first formal summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin this month, President Donald Trump plans to meet with the world leader one-on-one, CNN reported.
Aides will be allowed to enter the meeting, which is set for July 16 in Helsinki, Finland, after the two have had a chance to talk on their own. This will be the first time the two have met for a formal summit. Previously, Putin and Trump have had meetings on the margins of other global gatherings.
During his summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, Trump met with the regime leader one-on-one for more than an hour. Trump told reporters ahead of that meeting that he wanted to assess their chemistry up-close.
According to a person familiar with planning who spoke with CNN, Trump hopes to develop a better leader-to-leader relationship with Putin.
Without aides present, there will be no official record of the conversation between the two presidents. Putin and Trump have met once before without aides, for more than an hour at the G20 summit.
This isn’t quite accurate – there will be at least one interpreter present, most likely Putin’s guy.
So a hostile foreign power will control ALL specifics on what was discussed and decided, including the wording.
The State Department’s interpreters are legendary for their accuracy and knowledge. Why doesn’t Trump want them there?
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Because nothing says no collusion no collusion you’re the collusion like unrecorded one-on-one meetings between you and the person you’re alleged to be colluding with.
Trump hates accuracy and knowledge.
Trump doesn’t like to discuss betraying his country while there are any Americans around to overhear him.
Putin will finally get that new back patio he’s been hoping for.