Slate: Putin Has a Message for Democrats: Don’t Be Sore Losers
Russian President Vladimir Putin gave himself a nice pat on the back on Friday, saying he was one of the few who believed Donald Trump would win the U.S. presidency. Trump has his “finger on the pulse of the mood of society,” Putin said at his annual end-of-year marathon news conference. “He went all the way, even though no one believed that he would win, apart from you and me.” When asked whether Moscow had anything to do with Trump’s election, Putin scoffed at the suggestion. Democrats “are losing on all fronts and looking elsewhere for things to blame. In my view this, how shall I say it, degrades their own dignity,” he said. “You have to know how to lose with dignity.” Putin said the accusation against his government “speaks of the current administration’s systemic problems.”
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WNU Editor: Russian President Putin's remarks are a follow-up on what the Kremlin said yesterday .... Kremlin: It is easier for US to demonize Russia than to consider presidency results (TASS). I would say the Kremlin was split on Donald Trump winning the election .... Putin on Trump: 'Nobody believed he would win except for us' (Politico). Many were hoping that Donald Trump would win .... but there was an acknowledgement among many (within Russian media and elsewhere) that because the U.S. media, the pundit class, the establishment, big money, vested interest groups, etc. .... and I would also include the Republican establishment .... that when you add all of these groups together the chances of Donald Trump winning were next to nil. I know in my case .... on Russian media and on this blog .... I warned many (starting last summer) to not discount Donald Trump. And while I believed that this was Hillary Clinton's election to lose .... I did stress that Donald Trump also had a very good chance to succeed if all of Hillary Clinton's faults became better known ... which in the end is what happened. As to what Russian President Putin was thinking .... I would say that he put his money (and prayers) on a Donald Trump victory .... but I do know on my last trip to Moscow in August that the Kremlin was getting ready to deal with a President Hilary Clinton in January 2017.
More News On Russian President Putin Calling U.S. Democrats Sore Losers
Putin shrugs off Trump's nuclear plans, says Democrats sore losers -- Reuters
Vladimir Putin: defeated Democrats' blame game 'not very dignified' -- The Guardian
Putin to Democratic Party: You lost, get over it -- Washington Post
Putin Says Russia Was Alone in Believing in Trump’s Election -- Bloomberg
Putin says Democrats are being sore losers: 'It is important to know how to lose gracefully' -- Business Insider
Update: This is the first time that I have ever heard Russian President Putin invoke former President Reagan (and he is right) .... Putin says Reagan would have been happy about Trump’s victory that nobody believed in. (TASS)
Call me crazy but I remember Putin predicting somewhere that Hillary would win. I know because I said Russian/KGB Intel has not had a great analytical record. So Trump would definitely win based on their conclusion.
ReplyDeleteJim Brown .... before the election Moscow was all over the place on who was going to win the U.S. Presidency. Putin may have had his own personal reasons on why he wanted (and believed) Trump would win .... but he kept that to himself. But publicly .... the overwhelming sentiment was that Hillary Clinton was going to win.
ReplyDeletePutin called the Democrats losers?
ReplyDeleteHe was being nice.
Or maybe no one has taught him the word snowflake.
Putin is a tool. Demo are losers. They won by more than 3 million votes. Have fun ruling your regional power country. With 100,000,000 less people with the economy the size of Australia. The difference being that Australia's email economy isn't in free fall and it's not at junk bond status. It depends on oil and gas exports, no one needs or wants anything else from Russia. May cheap, second class weapons systems. We have seen how they fair against US counterparts, not well. So just keep in your box and killing reporters and opponents, until your country goes bankrupt. Hope your only Olsen aircraft carrier doesn't sink on its own. No ability to put Troops in the US, under 200 fighter aircraft (most from the USSR days, a shadow of our navy, the comparison is ridiculous. Stay in the shallow end Putin.
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