#EndorseThis: Does Trump Know Putin? Yes! No! It Depends

#EndorseThis: Does Trump Know Putin? Yes! No! It Depends

Does Donald Trump know Vladimir Putin? Based on the president’s latest tweets denying any relationship whatsoever with the Russian strongman — who is plausibly accused of underwriting Trump’s campaign — Jimmy Kimmel wondered. So he put together a little clip reel of Trump’s comments about their personal connection and, as you might expect, the results are…contradictory.

Nobody will ever learn the truth about Trump and Putin from anything that the president says or has said. In fact, nobody will ever learn the truth about anything by listening to Trump. And perhaps that is the lesson of this brief but highly amusing video.

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Jeff Danziger lives in New York City and Vermont. He is a long time cartoonist for The Rutland Herald and is represented by Counterpoint Syndicate. He is a recipient of the Herblock Prize and the Thomas Nast (Landau) Prize. He served in the US Army in Vietnam and was awarded the Bronze Star and the Air Medal. He has published eleven books of cartoons, a novel and a memoir. Visit him at DanzigerCartoons.

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