Mike Luckovich for July 18, 2018

So now Trump backtracks and tries to “clarify” what he “meant.” He said what he said.

He said what he meant and he meant what he said at the time.

Immediately after appearing on Putin and repeatedly, emphatically, making it clear he believes PUTIN — the Russian czar — over SEVENTEEN unanimous USA intelligence agencies ALL HEADED BY HIS APPOINTEES (hardly “deep-state” career holdovers) — Trump had a series of interviews with various media, including multiple interviews with his personal public relations agency (Faux “News”).

If he had misspoken or had any clarification or correction to make, he had plenty of chances to do it while still in Helsinki. Instead, he waits more than 24 hours, after being pushed by his closest advisors and media cheerleaders, tepidly, hesitantly reads a script with no enthusiasm and NO CREDIBILITY.

Donnie the back-flip bimbo banger.

THIS is what “conservatism” in the USA now looks like? How can you possibly justify this nonsense?

“Republicans are now asking what they should do with Trump. Here’s an idea: what would you have done if it were Obama? Do that.” — @RevDrBarber on Twitter

Too bad that B.S. isn’t fuel. We could totally solve the energy crisis.

Trump is the new version of Horton the elephant: “The things that I said are not what I meant, you know I’m a liar, one hundred percent!”

Vlad wants his ball back but he’s keeping Donnie’s.

Trumpski is a TREASONOUS, LYING BASTARD!!! Period!!

Delay, deny and cover your tracks…. On the same day that a Russian spy is arrested for funneling Russian money through the NRA into the Trump campaign, Secretary Steven Mnuchin announces that certain 501’s, like the NRA, do not have to reveal their donors. As the church lady says, “how convenient.”

Luckovich’s drawing of Trump with arms crossed is right on. Terrific art.

So how is Trump going to walk back his comment that the chilly relationship with Russia is caused by “American Foolishness” Answer, he can’t so the Whitehouse is simply ignoring the fact that he said it and is pushing some drivel about confusion over double negatives on a different completely stupid thing he said.

According to the indictment against Butina, she told her Russian bosses she’d had a private meeting with an “unnamed” political candidate in 2015. Maya Kosoff of Vanity Fair speculates that unnamed candidate could very well have been Donald Trump.

Could that candidate have been Donald Trump? Torshin, on his verified Twitter account, claimed in 2015 that he had access to Trump through the N.R.A., and cited the 2015 convention as a point of connection. Whether the two men spoke, however, is unclear. In a later interview with Bloomberg, Torishin “said he’s known Trump for five years and the two men last had a jovial exchange at the National Rifle Association Convention in Tennessee in 2015, just before the future president announced his run for the White House.” While Torshin allegedly tried to arrange a meeting with Trump during his campaign, the White House has previously denied that Trump and Torshin ever met. (The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment.)

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2018/7/17/1781272/-Growing-body-of-evidence-suggests-worst-case-scenario-Trump-has-been-a-Russian-asset-for-years

Vladdy, Vladdy; Trumpie’s Daddy!

" … and so am I."

Love how you drew his arms crossed protecting himself from We, the people.

He meant what he said and he said what he meant. The Elephant’s lying, one hundred percent. (With apologies to Dr. Seuss.)

He’s so weak. Now THIS is what an apology tour looks like. “Sorry my citizens got upset you tampered with our elections Mr. Putin”