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Pelosi suggests Putin has financial influence over Trump (thehill.com)

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Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) suggested Monday that Russian President Vladimir Putin has some sort of financial influence over former President Trump.

In an interview with MSNBC’s “Inside with Jen Psaki,” Pelosi said Putin is the “richest person in the world” and has “stiff competition” to being named the most evil person in the world.

Pelosi asked “what does he have on Donald Trump that he’d have to constantly be catering to Putin?”

Her comments came just after Trump doubled down on his criticism of NATO and said he would encourage Russia to attack U.S. allies who fail to reach the alliance’s defense spending goals. Trump has also declined to criticize Putin for the death of opposition leader Alexei Navalny in a Russian prison last week.

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[-] Buffalox@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Fuck Pelosi, she held her hand over Trump, when they had a chance to stop him.
Stating the obvious 6-7 years later isn't any help.

[-] autotldr@lemmings.world 2 points 8 months ago

This is the best summary I could come up with:

Her comments came just after Trump doubled down on his criticism of NATO and said he would encourage Russia to attack U.S. allies who fail to reach the alliance’s defense spending goals.

Trump has also declined to criticize Putin for the death of opposition leader Alexei Navalny in a Russian prison last week.

Pelosi noted that Trump’s comments on NATO come near the two-year anniversary of Russia invading Ukraine.

Psaki asked Pelosi what she thinks Putin has on Trump to make him refuse to criticize the Russian leader.

Pelosi warned that Trump’s actions after Navalny was found dead show he is a “person without values.”

“The sudden death of Alexei Navalny has made me more and more aware of what is happening in our Country,” Trump wrote on Truth Social.

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[-] asterroid@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago

Pelosi has Soros' financial interests.

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[-] aelwero@lemmy.world 1 points 8 months ago

Regardless of where you stand on the matter of trump-putin, this has been the narrative for almost a decade, so trotting it back out kinda seems a little tired.

It's also a little silly that even with all the dragging this shit back out to beat a dead ass horse, there's zero mention of trump, in an interview, claiming he'd end the Russia Ukraine issue overnight... I'd personally say that's of much greater relevance than trying to subtly imply financial relations or even the little hint of blackmail she went for.

There's only one way you end that shit overnight... You hand Ukraine over to Russia.

There's plenty of people that wouldn't vote for that... You wanna talk trump-putin in an attempt to influence votes, that's the sound bite ya want.

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