Putin, Trump and Ukraine
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In June, 40 percent of millennials approved of his job performance while 53 percent disapproved, according to YouGov/Economist.
One key party not be in attendance Friday at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, was Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Trump said after his meeting with the Russian president that he would call Zelenskyy and update him on the talks.
“There’s no deal until there is a deal,” Trump told reporters at a press conference in Anchorage, Alaska, following a meeting between Trump, Putin, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, special envoy Steve Witkoff, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Russian foreign affairs adviser Yuri Ushakov. The summit lasted about two hours and 30 minutes.
President Trump, himself a felon, has shown particular leniency to criminals he seems to identify with — people who are white or wealthy, or who rioted in his name on Jan. 6, 2021.
West Virginia, South Carolina and Ohio are sending several hundred National Guard troops to Washington to bolster the federal deployment that President Donald Trump has ordered in his effort to reduce crime in the nation’s capital.
The meeting between the U.S. president and the Russian leader didn’t appear to yield any breakthroughs.
After stepping off Air Force One, Trump applauded as Putin approached along a red carpet laid out for each leader.
Fear in the streets. Buildings burning. Law enforcement struggling to tamp down violence and bring chaos under control.