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Bad Act: Trump Secretly Meets with Putin

By Michael Alan Prestwood

Tue 22 Jan 2019
Published 7 years ago.
Updated 2 months ago.
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Bad Act: Trump Secretly Meets with Putin

On the sidelines of the G20 summit, Trump met with Putin with a translator. After the meeting, Trump told the translator not to discuss what was said, and confiscated her notes. This is unprecedented. Never happens. Trump’s top aides do not know what was said. Putin does! Putin likely even has a recording giving Russia even more leverage over Trump.

Verified: Trump is not disputing this event. No one really knows what to make of this. Yet.

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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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