As President Donald Trump prepares to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska on Friday to help broker peace in Ukraine, the commander in chief is launching into “sick and dishonest” American news media for their coverage he says is powered by “corruption.”
In a scathing post on Truth Social Wednesday, Trump said: “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!). 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.”
John Bolton, who served as Trump’s own national security adviser in his first administration, has gone on national television to throw shade on the president’s upcoming summit.
“Looks like Putin’s got his old magic back with Trump. His disappointment and outrage with Putin are gone,” Bolton said on X.
“A Putin-Trump summit in former Russia-America, Alaska, is not quite as bad as Trump inviting the Taliban to Camp David, but certainly reminds one of that.”
In a CNN interview, Bolton indicated, “The only better place for Putin than Alaska would be if the summit were being held in Moscow. So the initial setup is a great victory for Putin. He’s a rogue leader of a pariah state and he’s gonna be welcomed into the United States.”
Looks like Putin’s got his old magic back with Trump. His disappointment and outrage with Putin are gone. A Putin-Trump summit in former Russia-America, Alaska, is not quite as bad as Trump inviting the Taliban to Camp David, but certainly reminds one of that. pic.twitter.com/oK81qRcFNG
— John Bolton (@AmbJohnBolton) August 9, 2025
“Second, I have a feeling this is sliding very quickly in Russia’s direction,” Bolton continued.
“What’s happening is that Russia and the United States are discussing what terms they’re gonna present to [Ukraine President Volodymyr] Zelensky. And it may well be that Zelensky has no choice here.
“Surrendering is always one way to get a peace deal. And it seems to me, listen to Trump talking about how things are progressing, that even without the meeting, Putin’s got his old magic back with Trump.”
Axios reports: “Trump is expected to hold a virtual meeting Wednesday with Zelensky and a group of European leaders, two sources with knowledge of the plans tell Axios.”
“Zelensky has been downplaying Russia’s recent gains and working the phones to leaders in Europe and beyond to hedge against an unfavorable outcome in Alaska.”
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