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Miles Archer

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3. As much as I hate to give Putin a compliment, he DOES know how to play Trump

Reply to Disaffected (Reply #2)

Mon May 19, 2025, 06:01 PM

May 19

Then again, so do a lot of other world leaders. It ain't rocket science. Manipulating a dimwit is far from "Machiavellian."

BUT...I'm sure Putin wearies of Trump in pretty short order, so he knows what to say to him in order to send him packing and thinking "Good call. I've still got it."

And, 24 hours later, Putin's bombed another school or hospital.

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