Putin invites Trump to Moscow after turning down trip to DC—and Trump says he's going

Mark Sumner

Daily Kos Staff

Friday July 27, 2018 · 8:20 AM PDT

2018/07/27 · 08:20

HELSINKI, FINLAND - JULY 16: U.S. President Donald Trump (L) and Russian President Vladimir Putin shake hands during a joint press conference after their summit on July 16, 2018 in Helsinki, Finland. The two leaders met one-on-one and discussed a range of issues including the 2016 U.S Election collusion. (Photo by Chris McGrath/Getty Images) — Oh, of course he will come.

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In what can only be seen as a blatant display of his ability to make Donald Trump sit up and bark on command, Vladimir Putin started Friday with an invite for Trump to come to Moscow. And now it appears that Trump is going. According to the Associated Press, Trump is “open to visiting Moscow” and is just waiting on a “formal invitation” from Putin. The White House response does not say if Trump is also expecting a corsage or news on what kind of after-party activity Putin is planning.

To make it more obvious who is calling the tune, here’s a quick timeline:

16 July: Disastrous meeting in which Trump is patently subservient to Putin.

19 July: Trump invites Putin to the White House.

19 July to 24 July: Putin is busy washing his hair.

24 July: Kremlin suggests there are “other occasions” where the two could meet.

25 July: White House officially delays meeting Putin until 2019.

27 July: Putin invites Trump to Moscow.

27 July + a few minutes: Trump starts packing his bags.

Donald Trump appeared at a session on Friday morning to brag about quarterly numbers for the economy that were well below those produced in at least four quarters by Barack Obama, then retreated into the White House without taking questions. So no one was able to inquire if it makes his shoulders sore when Putin pulls this hard on his strings.

Friday, Jul 27, 2018 · 3:36:30 PM +00:00 · Mark Sumner

I believe this is called an "exfiltration". https://t.co/95pQ0d31fa
— Scott Gilmore (@Scott_Gilmore) July 27, 2018

Putin invites Trump to Moscow after turning down trip to DC—and Trump says he's going

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