‘Relying On Fired Losers': Trump Slams ‘Very Unfair' Media Coverage Ahead Of Putin Meet
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday lashed out at the 'very unfair media" over the coverage of his upcoming meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska on Friday.
He dubbed his former National Security Advisor John Bolton 'fired losers" and 'really dumb people," over his latest media interactions and his assessment of the upcoming US-Russia Summit in Alaska, and accused the media of relying on commentary of such people.
The US President asserted that the media narrative was biased and that the US was 'winning at everything," rubbishing Bolton's stance that Putin had 'already won" by securing this meeting.
'Very unfair media is at work on my meeting with Putin. Constantly quoting fired losers and really dumb people like John Bolton, who just said that, even though the meeting is on American soil, 'Putin has already won." What's that all about? We are winning on EVERYTHING. The Fake News is working overtime (No tax on overtime!)," he said in post on Truth Social.
He further said that even if he succeeds in securing a favourable deal with Russia, such as acquiring territory like Moscow and Leningrad, the media would still frame it negatively.
'If I got Moscow and Leningrad free, as part of the deal with Russia, the Fake News would say that I made a bad deal! But now they've been caught. Look at all of the real news that's coming out about their CORRUPTION. They are sick and dishonest people, who probably hate our Country. But it doesn't matter because we are winning on everything!!! MAGA" he added.
His comments came after his former NSA John Bolton, in an exclusive interview with Firstpost, had said that Putin's meeting with Trump in Alaska is a 'big win" for the Russian leader.
'It is a big win for Putin to come to the United States. He's a pariah leader of a rogue state that committed unprovoked aggression against Ukraine," he had said.
He had also criticised Trump's approach, including tariffs on India for Russian oil purchases, warning they could push India closer to Moscow and Beijing.
The US President had previously threatened to impose sanctions and additional tariffs if Moscow did not take steps toward a ceasefire. Instead, following a visit to Moscow by Trump's envoy, a direct meeting between Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin was scheduled for August 15.
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