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Bad Act: Trump Talks Privately with Putin for 2 Hours

By Michael Alan Prestwood

Sat 19 Jan 2019
Published 7 years ago.
Updated 2 months ago.
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Bad Act: Trump Talks Privately with Putin for 2 Hours

On Jul 16, Trump talked privately with Putin for 2 hours! Why? no one on our side knows what was said, but Putin does. Is Putin using anything from that meeting as leverage? The two leaders met for a summit in Helsinki, Finland. They spoke privately for two hours, accompanied only by their respective translators.

Verified: Not in dispute. The bad act is panned by nearly all. It’s true that leaders need to speak privately sometimes, but this was an odd one and what Trump said afterwards was bizaar.

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Michael Alan Prestwood
Author & Natural Philosopher
Prestwood writes on science-first philosophy, with particular attention to the convergence of disciplines. Drawing on his TST Framework, his work emphasizes rational inquiry grounded in empirical observation while engaging questions at the edges of established knowledge. With TouchstoneTruth positioned as a living touchstone, this work aims to contribute reliable, evolving analysis in an emerging AI era where the credibility of information is increasingly contested.
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