Susan Rice on Trump-Putin Summit: Trump ‘Melted Like a Puddle of Ice in the Alaska Sunshine’

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RICE: “Well, I think it’s because Putin demanded it. And Trump quickly ascertained that he wasn’t going to get a ceasefire out of Putin. And Trump always likes to put a positive spin on his own work, and even a dishonest spin in some instances, frequently. And so, I think that, you know, he had said for weeks, if not months, that a ceasefire immediately was necessary and that that was what he sought in Alaska. And if he didn’t get it, he was going to be very angry and there were going to be severe consequences. And he melted like a, you know, a puddle of ice in the Alaska sunshine. I don’t know if Putin just refused or if he manipulated him in some way, or if Trump, as some people say, you know, responds to the last person he spoke to. I don’t know what justifies that.”