The meeting yielded more than initially thought.
After the historic day in Alaska, the mainstream media in unison is chanting that the Donald J. Trump-Vladimir Putin was a flop – but they couldn’t be more wrong.
Anyone paying minimal attention remembers how the Whiter House called the summit a ‘listening exercise’, while the Kremlin warned that no agreement was expected to be signed on this meeting.
So, it’s disingenuous for the warmongering media hacks to point to a lack of deal as ‘evidence of failure’.
Or, as Laura Ingraham and Jack Posobiec put it:
Neocons working overtime trying to say the summit was a ‘failure.’ Ridiculous spin. This is an attempt to derail the peace accords. Could not be more wrong. Peace is a process
— Jack Poso (@JackPosobiec) August 16, 2025
FIRST Trump–Putin handshake in over half a DECADE https://t.co/ewso99GwRh pic.twitter.com/81FbVBGasd
— RT (@RT_com) August 15, 2025
Watch: EPIC flyover.
Joint Base Elmendorf
Trump-Putin Summit
Alaska 2025 pic.twitter.com/Dv4q5n6zOZ
— James Blair (@JamesBlair47) August 15, 2025
Watch: posing for the cameras.
— RT (@RT_com) August 15, 2025
Putin and Trump sharing a chuckle after getting into POTUS’ ‘Beast’
What do you think they were laughing about? https://t.co/GEeZa6dsUd pic.twitter.com/jKhBQJDvJl
— RT (@RT_com) August 15, 2025
Watch: when all the US reporters shouted questions at once, Putin made a very funny face.
WATCH: Putin handles the press chaos like a true PRO — see his REACTION https://t.co/f5AhJg3rMF pic.twitter.com/kClYBVVOW5
— RT (@RT_com) August 15, 2025
Watch: Putin on the press conference after the talks.
BREAKING: Talks with Trump were ‘CONSTRUCTIVE’ — Putin https://t.co/dOtL3xRtP3 pic.twitter.com/wNn3wNQRyd
— RT (@RT_com) August 15, 2025
BREAKING: President Trump on meeting with Putin: “We had an extremely productive meeting.” pic.twitter.com/SdXTjoRXsr
— Fox News (@FoxNews) August 15, 2025
Trump says he sees it as ‘possibly HAPPENING’ https://t.co/sLVkvyMV8Y pic.twitter.com/TKWZ3TwkZc
— RT (@RT_com) August 15, 2025
CNN reported Trump was angry at Putin after the meeting
Does this seem angry? pic.twitter.com/lnIIKROCE4
— Jack Poso (@JackPosobiec) August 15, 2025
After the historic event, in an interview to Fox News, Trump said it is now ‘up to Volodymyr Zelensky’ to make peace with Russia.
The Telegraph reported:
“Asked by Fox News’ Sean Hannity what advice he would give to Mr. Zelensky, the Ukrainian leader, Mr. Trump answered: ‘Make the deal… it’s really up to president Zelensky to get it done’.
‘And I would also say the European nations, they have to get involved a little bit, but it’s up to president Zelensky’, he continued, warning his Ukrainian counterpart: ‘Russia’s a very big power’.”
Trump’s message to Zelenskyy after summit with Putin: “Make a deal” pic.twitter.com/0QEBTFhTHR
— Fox News (@FoxNews) August 16, 2025
President Trump tells @seanhannity on prospect of peace deal: “Ukraine has to agree to it, maybe they’ll say no because Biden handed out money like it was candy and Europe gave them a lot of money.” pic.twitter.com/eCsytOESmV
— Fox News (@FoxNews) August 16, 2025
“They both want me there, and I’ll be there.”
President Trump says both Putin and Zelenskyy want him at the next meeting pic.twitter.com/yeeNXSbuMk
— Fox News (@FoxNews) August 16, 2025
.@seanhannity after historic summit with Putin: “If you had to grade it on a scale of 1 to 10?”
Trump: “So, I think the meeting was a 10 in the sense that we got along great, and it’s good when two big powers get along, especially when they’re nuclear powers.” pic.twitter.com/ay64EwlVvJ
— Fox News (@FoxNews) August 16, 2025
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