Fox News' reporter John Roberts:
there is a growing consensus across the land that tonight the president threw the United States under the bus."
Republican Senator Ben Sasse speaking to the Senate:
Everyone in this body should be disgusted by what happened in Helsinki,
And then there's Dem. Senator Jeff Merkley:
Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) said that “something close” to the long-rumored “pee tape” exists, saying he “think[s] it’s likely” that Vladimir Putin has something on President Donald Trump.
Arnold Schwarzenegger:
Trump looked like a 'little wet noodle' during Putin press conference
New York Magazine: Trump the Toady
Trump looked weak and submissive, incapable of expressing any sort of righteous indignation at even the most blatant bad behavior by Russia. His soon-to-be-infamous suggestion that he thought Putin might be more credible than U.S. intelligence agencies on the subject of Russia’s election interference is obviously disturbing in itself. But delivered in Putin’s own presence it came across as the act of a toady or at least someone who is extremely conflict-averse — which is exactly 180 degrees away from the persona Trump has worked so hard to present.
The federal and congressional intelligence groups that have stated that Russia interfered in the election:
1. Central Intelligence Agency
2. Office of the Director of National Intelligence
3. F.B.I.
4. National Security Agency
5. Justice Department
6. House Intelligence Committee
7. Senate Intelligence Committee
Does the man not know the entire world sees him as a buffoon?
As to his motive for today's pitiful performance, some say treason, others say egotism. Either way, he seems absolutely clueless how he is perceived by others.
In my view, he has always lacked talent. He over-delegates so he doesn't have to work hard, or at anything but self-promotion. Since the election, his businesses have been under-performing, in large part due to the untalented offspring who are in charge of running them. I think Trump is completely and selfishly focused on how he's going to make money once he is separated from his desk in the oval office. He has never cared about the welfare of the United States. Wasn't one of Michael Cohen's last tasks to get him a property in Moscow? Which failed? I suspect it's as simple as Trump believing that by buttering up Putin, Putin will reward him with lucrative business deals in Russia once he's back in the private sector.
Come on, America. It's time to wake up and smell the soles of your shoes. And then scrape Trump's sh*t right off them.
