Hillary Clinton took a shot at President Trump on Twitter Sunday night — cracking a joke about the World Cup and “which team” he’s playing…
Hillary Clinton took a shot at President Trump on Twitter Sunday night — cracking a joke about the World Cup and “which team” he’s playing for — ahead of his private summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
“Great World Cup,” Clinton tweeted in response to France’s win over Croatia.
“Question for President Trump as he meets Putin,” she said. “Do you know which team you play for?”
Trump and Putin are scheduled to meet in Finland on Monday — without any of their aides or administration members — for a 90-minute sit-down. Their discussion will be private and there will be no witnesses or note-takers.
The sit-down has reportedly caused great concern in the State Department and among US officials, with many worrying that the president will be too soft on Putin.
Speaking about the Russian leader at a press conference on Thursday, Trump said: “I hope we get along well. I think we get along well. But ultimately, he’s a competitor. He’s representing Russia. I’m representing the United States. So in a sense, we’re competitors. Not a question of friend or enemy. He’s not my enemy. And hopefully, someday, maybe he’ll be a friend. It could happen.”
Trump and Putin are scheduled to meet in the Finnish capital of Helsinki on Monday. It’s unclear what they’ll talk about.
“I don’t even dare to speculate,” an official from a NATO member state told the Washington Post. “It’s so unpredictable right now in the current circumstances.”
Trump’s campaign is currently being investigated by Special Counsel Robert Mueller over whether Russia interfered in the 2016 presidential election. Mueller’s team handed out indictments to 12 Russian intelligence members on Friday for the alleged hacking of the Democratic National Committee.
Asked whether he’d ask Putin about the case and whether the indicted agents will be extradited, Trump told CBS News: “I hadn’t thought of that. But I certainly, I’ll be asking about it.”
