U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin agrees with him that letting voters send in ballots by mail puts honest elections at risk.

“Vladimir Putin, smart guy, said you can’t have an honest election with mail-in voting,” Trump told Fox News Channel’s “Hannity” after a nearly three-hour meeting between the leaders in Alaska. “He said there’s not a country in the world that uses it now.”

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    “See this dictator agrees with me…”

    We don’t give a fuck what Putin says! He doesn’t live here! He’s not our president, fuck off!

    I really wish that orange turd would just kick the bucket already.

    Release the Epstein files.

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    Maybe because Russia barely has a functioning road system to even get the votes mailed?

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    “He said there’s not a country in the world that uses it now.”

    Yes, blindly listen to what Putin says and ignore all the countries that do have working mail in voting.

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      There should probably be another cour on the scale for countries that don’t have voting at all, like black or gray or something.

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      in France, people abroad can vote online, otherwise you have to present yourself to vote, with paper, in transparent box, and you’re free to participate in the counting

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    Taking advice from Putin on “an honest election”. Trump is openly looking to take away people’s rights.

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    I don’t give a fuck what Putin, or Trump for that matter, says. Fuck them both. They’re lying as usual.

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    Trump being a pedo isn’t enough, he still needs Putin’s approval

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    I thought they were there to discuss the Ukraine War? How did they get to mail in ballots?

    Also, why the fuck would the US care what Putin thinks of how the US elections are run?

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      Also, why the fuck would the US care what Putin thinks of how the US elections are run?

      Take a quick look at Putin/Russia’s electoral history for the past couple of decades, and maybe it’ll become more clear

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        Not everyone is eligant as Obama… Hell Biden hid his whole presidency… Yet Trump been in office and you criticize him like he been there for four years already… the TDS is polarizing!

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            That’s the joke. Right now OP has 57 downvotes and no upvote. What’s happening?

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                Looks genuine but then he must have forgotten a not and some more

                and you criticize him like he has not been there for four years already

                I am still surprised by the votes. The following comments were not there to reveal his opinions. Does everybody track users to know that they are pro Trump or was TDS enough of a signal?

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                  I think “TDS” combined with the lack of “/s” was enough of a signal for the first few downvoters, and then it turned into dog piling.

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          Yet Trump been in office and you criticize him like he been there for four years already

          In a paltry 6 months, he’s done far more than four years’ worth of damage to international relations and American citizens’ rights. That’s more than fair game for criticism, if you ask me.

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            illegals don’t have rights they are just here… Yes some us citizens are being caught by ICE but they are getting released… Trump is out there and Biden was hiding and people lying for him saying he was sharp as a tac!

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              Zero.

              The number of people mentioning Biden before you. Also, the number of people that give two shits about Biden at this point in time. Like tRump, staying on topic requires a modicum of intelligence and focus.

              By the way, illegals can be anything those making the laws says it is. It’s a slippery slope, and when reduced to fewer and fewer people determining what is and isn’t illegal, the faster it is subject to change. You should hope whatever in group(s) you belong to now never fall out of favor with those in charge.

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                They already do… Once Trump is gone then Vance I don’t see any other candidates except Desantis … We know what is coming!

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      … you think Trump asked him?

      At this point daddy Putin said here’s the marching orders and please for the love of god try to stay on script.

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            there were, relatively speaking. but Anchorage is a really small place. the crowd that gathered there are a sadly stark minority, even as nice as it was to see them.

            however, the kind of civilian that tends to live in Alaska is generally a little unusual. if there would be an aspiring leftist assassin, it’s one of the only places that value the cultural norms that would create one. so it’s not entirely unpossible