Trump's Second Term

[Andy_Ross]

What is Trump cooking up?

The head of the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has travelled to Moscow for unannounced talks, the BBC's US news partner CBS has reported.

John Ratcliffe reportedly arrived in the Russian capital earlier on Tuesday. Neither Washington or Moscow have confirmed the nature of the visit or who he was due to meet.

In-person talks between high-level American and Russian officials are rare.

Flight tracking data confirmed a large US military aircraft travelled to Russia from the US via Latvia on Tuesday. It departed later on Tuesday.

CIA chief travels to Moscow for unannounced talks, US media reports

Flight tracking data confirms an American military aircraft travelled to Russia from the US via Latvia on Tuesday.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[PitPat]

What is Trump cooking up?

The head of the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has travelled to Moscow for unannounced talks, the BBC's US news partner CBS has reported.

John Ratcliffe reportedly arrived in the Russian capital earlier on Tuesday. Neither Washington or Moscow have confirmed the nature of the visit or who he was due to meet.

In-person talks between high-level American and Russian officials are rare.

Flight tracking data confirmed a large US military aircraft travelled to Russia from the US via Latvia on Tuesday. It departed later on Tuesday.

CIA chief travels to Moscow for unannounced talks, US media reports

Flight tracking data confirms an American military aircraft travelled to Russia from the US via Latvia on Tuesday.

www.bbc.co.uk

Could be a big prisoner swap. Whatever it is, we won't be told the truth about it.

 

[azazal]

What is Trump cooking up?

The head of the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has travelled to Moscow for unannounced talks, the BBC's US news partner CBS has reported.

John Ratcliffe reportedly arrived in the Russian capital earlier on Tuesday. Neither Washington or Moscow have confirmed the nature of the visit or who he was due to meet.

In-person talks between high-level American and Russian officials are rare.

Flight tracking data confirmed a large US military aircraft travelled to Russia from the US via Latvia on Tuesday. It departed later on Tuesday.

CIA chief travels to Moscow for unannounced talks, US media reports

Flight tracking data confirms an American military aircraft travelled to Russia from the US via Latvia on Tuesday.

www.bbc.co.uk

Setting the groundwork to flee to Moscow after the Dems take congress, but before they can impeach and convict him?

 

[Dr.Sid]

Could be a big prisoner swap. Whatever it is, we won't be told the truth about it.

Russia has US prisoners ? Ukraine is doing prisoners swaps with Russia all the time. This must be something else. Something which haven't happened yet.

 

[HawksFan]

What is Trump cooking up?

The head of the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has travelled to Moscow for unannounced talks, the BBC's US news partner CBS has reported.

John Ratcliffe reportedly arrived in the Russian capital earlier on Tuesday. Neither Washington or Moscow have confirmed the nature of the visit or who he was due to meet.

In-person talks between high-level American and Russian officials are rare.

Flight tracking data confirmed a large US military aircraft travelled to Russia from the US via Latvia on Tuesday. It departed later on Tuesday.

CIA chief travels to Moscow for unannounced talks, US media reports

Flight tracking data confirms an American military aircraft travelled to Russia from the US via Latvia on Tuesday.

www.bbc.co.uk

What's odd is sending him on a large transport plane instead of one of the many small private jets the government has.

 

[Norman Alexander]

He is buying Russian arms to make up their depleted munitions?

No, more likely he is taking something TO Russia. Epstein files? Contents of the Mar-a-Lago bathroom?

 

[PitPat]

It could be a negotiation for the "pee tape".

 

[grunion]

What's odd is sending him on a large transport plane instead of one of the many small private jets the government has.

Lots more room for catering carts on those.

 

[Norman Alexander]

Setting the groundwork to flee to Moscow after the Dems take congress, but before they can impeach and convict him?

Out on a limb here: Has he already gone?


ETA. Trump's one weird trick is to usually be able to flee the scene of the crime before the cops turn up

 

[Aridas]

ETA. Trump's one weird trick is to usually be able to flee the scene of the crime before the cops turn up

Mmm? And here I thought it was throwing other people under the bus after they were caught doing what he asked them to do in mafia-speak.

 

[alfaniner]

It could be a negotiation for the "pee tape".

You know, it's been months, maybe years, since the revelation of it (if it exists) would have any impact whatsoever on his base. Or his tenure.

 

[Aridas]

You know, it's been months, maybe years, since the revelation of it (if it exists) would have any impact whatsoever on his base. Or his tenure.

Alternately said, it's unlikely that it would have had any real impact since he won the primaries before his first term. Even then, it might not have mattered much, given how many voted for him as a protest vote against the sliminess of the Republican establishment.

ETA: Incidentally, it may be worth noting again that the claimed pee tape in question wasn't really about a sexual thing. It was a "Trump is a sick ◊◊◊◊" thing not actually all that far from recent revelations about how he's treated Harp.

 

[The Great Zaganza]

Trump hopes that Russia joins his Iran Sanctions - they will take what he offers and continue trading with the regime

 

[Planigale]

What's odd is sending him on a large transport plane instead of one of the many small private jets the government has.

It carried a large black presumably armoured sedan that drove to the Kremlin according to witnesses. You can't fit one of those into an executive jet.

 

[Gulliver Foyle]

My guess is that there was at least one Patriot system in the plane for the trip to Moscow. Krasnov can't allow the Ukrainians to have any advantage.

 

[Jack by the hedge]

Trump hopes that Russia joins his Iran Sanctions - they will take what he offers and continue trading with the regime

That will be all the visit was. Tell the Russians face to face Trump wants them to at least pretend to join in his sanctions against Iran, and laying out how much he's prepared to overlook.

 

[Shrinker]

My (maybe outlandish) guess is related to Trump’s weird ‘57 nukes’ thing last week. It sounded like he’s worried NK might one morning have less than 57 nukes, followed by a certain NK ally suddenly having more than zero. If there was chatter to that effect I’d expect Trump to be charming Kim again, and sneaking around in Russia to get his buddies there to stop it.

 

[Dr.Sid]

My guess is that there was at least one Patriot system in the plane for the trip to Moscow. Krasnov can't allow the Ukrainians to have any advantage.

Nah, they would hang for that. Even in Trump's America.

 

[Norman Alexander]

Mmm? And here I thought it was throwing other people under the bus after they were caught doing what he asked them to do in mafia-speak.

On his way into the middle distance.

 

[Norman Alexander]

It carried a large black presumably armoured sedan that drove to the Kremlin according to witnesses. You can't fit one of those into an executive jet.

And what was in the Tank? If Trump, why the secrecy, but the need to ride in a flashy limo through Moscow?