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3:43Now PlayingVladimir Putin pulled a power move against Donald Trump on Tuesday morning, by making him wait for a phone call that was significantly delayed. Putin was scheduled to be on a call with Trump, but instead decided to spend his time speaking with Russian oligarchs and reporters, and even dismissed the issue when a reporter mentioned he was supposed to be on the call. During this whole time, Trump was waiting anxiously by the phone like a nervous teenager waiting for a phone call from his crush. Ring of Fire’s Farron Cousins explains what happened.
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On Tuesday morning, Vladimir Putin, the dictator of Russia, decided that it would be fun to humiliate Donald Trump. And he did it by intentionally making Donald Trump late for a phone call that the two were supposed to be having about the ongoing war that Russia has launched against Ukraine. Here's what happened. They were scheduled to have a phone call in the morning, right? Vladimir Putin on one end, Trump on the other. So Trump is sitting in the Oval Office waiting anxiously like a teenager, sitting by the phone hoping that their crush is going to call any second. Oh my God, they're so nervous. What are we gonna say? And what was Putin doing? Was he picking up the phone and dialing? No, he was holding a press conference where he was speaking with a bunch of Russian oligarchs, right? They were up on stage, they were chit-chatting, having fun, talking about all the horrible things they're gonna do.
And of course there were reporters there 'cause it was a bit of a press conference. And one reporter was like, Hey, um, this is hilarious. But the reporter raised their hand and asked a question like, Hey, aren't you supposed to be on a phone call with the president of the United States right now talking about the war, how to end it? You know what to do? And Putin waved him off, like just took his hand and was like shoo by. Um, so Putin knew that he was supposed to be doing this. He intentionally left Donald Trump sitting there waiting by the phone wondering why he's not calling me back, all as a power move. When Donald Trump was running for president, he insisted repeatedly time and time again that when he became president, America was gonna be respected again. Putin never would've attacked Ukraine if he were president, 'cause Putin respects me.
Putin is playing you like a fiddle bro, and you are too stupid to even realize it. Putin has his boot on your neck and the entire world sees it. Everybody can see it, except for Donald Trump. He's the one being held down. He's the one made to look like a fool, and he's the only one who doesn't see it. Putin is not afraid of Donald Trump. Putin knows that he can do whatever the hell he wants and Donald Trump will still be sitting there like a sad little puppy waiting for his master to come home. That's what Trump is to Putin. He can get away with anything and Donald Trump's still gonna be there like a golden retriever with endless affection and love's almost cute if it wasn't so dangerous for the entire planet. Trump announced earlier this week that he is already considering parts of Crimea Russian territory, even though
They're not. So maybe Putin pulling this power move and not getting on the telephone with Donald Trump is a good thing because Trump is ready to hand over as much as Ukraine as possible, which he legally can't even do to Putin. So maybe Putin's little play there saved Ukraine to a degree, but it sure as hell humiliated Donald Trump.
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