After Trump cancelled his one-on-one meeting with Putin, the reaction from Russian media wasn’t exactly pretty. To say that they eviscerated him would be an understatement. It’s more like they pulverized him into an odoriferous pile of fertilizer. They literally said that Russia should spit on him. And the United States.
How bad, exactly, did they abuse him? Here are some choice quotes from the story as reported by Daily Beast:
Advisor to the Director General of 'Russia Today' and a member of the Kremlin-appointed Russian Public Chamber,” says that in light of the canceled meeting, Russia can now give up on the U.S. and “should have never trusted Trump to begin with.”
Krasheninnikova opines that “as long as Trump is in power, nothing positive can happen in the relations between the United States and Russia,” concluding that “Trump is a rock hanging around Russia's neck."
“Just a few minutes earlier he said that now is a good time to meet... What kind of a man is this – first he says it will happen, then it won’t – are we just supposed to wait until he gets re-elected to start communicating with America? This is just foolishness, he seems to be an unbalanced person.”
“Rossiya 1” news anchor Kirill Kleymenov pulled no punches, asserting that by canceling his G20 meeting with Vladimir Putin, "Donald Fredovych Trump" subjected the world to a roller coaster ride, everyone in the Trump administration needs tranquilizers, and Donald Trump himself could use a teleprompter—after all, he's "pushing 80." (Trump is 72.)
The addition of “Fredovych” means “the son of Fred,” but could also be interpreted as a double entendre, hinting at the disloyal Fredo Corleone who disappointed “the Godfather.” Kleymenov threw in a few more barbs about the age of the U.S. president, claiming that Donald Trump is so incoherent that he had to have "45" embroidered on his cuffs, just so he wouldn’t forget he is President number 45.
Ouch!
Let’s recall that a cornerstone of Trump’s campaign was that he was going to be the one to build a great relationship between the Russia and the US and that, as a result of Trump’s greatness and deal-making prowess, the two countries would join forces on good stuff like fighting terrorism. And cyber security [chortle] .
But, as has been proven time and again, everything Trump touches turns to poo, and Russian relations appears to be no exception. He has done exactly the opposite of what he promised and shown, once again, what a danger he is not only to America but to the entire world.
Now, all of this could merely be a Putin tactic to manipulate Trump and beat him into further submission. Or it could mean that Putin is disgusted with Trump, no longer finds him useful, and wants to dispose of him in the most humiliating way possible.
So, what does Trump have to say after being beaten to a pulp by the Russian media?
Trump remains willfully ignorant or blissfully unaware of the Kremlin’s disdain, stating: “I think we have a very good relationship... So I’ll meet with him [Putin] at the appropriate time.”
It appears that nothing can extricate Trump from his fantasy world of “alternative facts”. But this round of abuse from his biggest (former?) ally could mean the bottom of the bottom has fallen out on his illegitimate presidency, and that when they drag him from the White House, he will go out kicking and screaming, “Witch hunt!”