Donald Trump has toughened his rhetoric toward Russian President Vladimir Putin following months of diplomatic efforts by British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron, Politico reported on May 1, citing unnamed European government sources.
The coordinated effort, led by senior British and French officials, sought to persuade Trump to ease pressure on President Volodymyr Zelensky and focus more criticism on Putin, arguing that Moscow’s actions were undermining Trump’s credibility as a negotiator.
A former British ambassador, speaking anonymously, said London and Paris continually emphasized to Trump that Putin was “disrespecting him by consistently breaking the ceasefire he claimed to be implementing.”
Trump’s opinions are always based on who he last talked to.
If he talks to Putin today, tomorrow’s headline will be “Trump shifts stance to back Putin: claims he did nothing wrong”
Yeah, and I feel like we don’t abuse this fact enough for good. Sure, if he talks to Putin today he’ll flipflop, but right now it seems like Putin is foolishly scorning Trump. If members of the EU can just constantly talk with him, maybe they can try and stay the most recent person he’s talked with.
Really blows my mind that there hasn’t been any push from the left to just manipulate this idiot. Literally the most easily manipulatable president in U.S. history, but for some reason we’ve allowed right-wing grifters a monopoly on his dementia-addled rotten brain.
Yeah exactly, because he’s a easily manipulated idiot, all easily manipulated idiots agree with the people they most recently talked to.
That just means that those who care about humanity should never ever stop or ease the diplomatic pressure. Show him what it means to be an actual leader, not a despot.