So, despite Bessent saying sanctions on Russian would be reimposed just two days ago, Trump has reversed that decision and instead decided to continue helping his BFF finance his slaughter of Ukrainians.

Trump is a traitor, and only one punishment fits the crime.

'Trump Extends Sanctions Exemption on Some Russian Oil as High Gas Prices Persist'

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/17/world/middleeast/russia-us-oil-sanctions.html

https://archive.ph/VbRyC

"Just two days after Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the United States would not extend a sanctions exemption on the sale of some Russian oil, the Treasury Department did just that on Friday, issuing one for about a month.

The renewed license will be in effect until May 16 and supersede the sanctions waiver on Russia that expired on April 11."

Yes, Congresswoman, we all have questions. Lots and lots of questions.

Statement from the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. The midterms (unless Trump finally manages to subvert the election) can't come soon enough.

That's Trump being Trump.

The only good news is that by now Europe including Ukraine has fully and finally realized that Trump is and has always been on the side of ENEMY.

I predicted this.

It’s one of several tests I envisaged for Trump being a Russian asset.

A senior public figure with global financial personal interests just doesn’t work.

Either Trump adores Putin in some sort of fantasy manner, or Putin has so much Kompromat on Trump that he simply has to do the man's bidding. Either way it's very sickening and grotesque behavior on the part of Dumb Don.

The man could not negotiate his way out of a paper bag to save his own life. The United States is now dependent upon this creep to defend itself.

Prior to the election all of his supporters knew that he adored dictators and despots and he had a lack of affection for democratically elected leaders, but did anybody guess that it would be this bad, so soon? 

The death and destruction is only beginning, give Trump another year or two and those who supported him will begin to understand the very nature of the man, and the staggering extent of his deception, malice, evil and corruption. 

Trump is a clear and present danger to the security of both the United States and the Free World and he must be stopped. The Senators and Congress members of his own party and the Democratic party must stand up and defend freedom and rational thinking, against this insane goon. 

From some of his speeches during the campaign:

I will address inflation, I will bring the price of food down, I will make America affordable again.

False. He has not even made the slightest effort to address inflation. And his ridiculous war of choice has caused prices to increase and the inflation is only just beginning.

I will solve the Ukraine crisis. I will get both parties to the table and I will get this resolved prior to my inauguration, if I am president elect it will happen quickly.

False. The opposite has occurred. He is bowing down to Putin's dictates and making Zelensky into enemy number one.

I can literally spend all day addressing the number of broken promises this fool has committed.

2 hours ago, JBChiangRai said:

I predicted this.

When and where?

I’m not going to look it up, but it was on a thread where I said I watched with interest Trump saying he was blockading oil for Cuba and Putin said he was sending an oil tanker and I wondered what would happen, I postulated that if Trump allowed Putin’s tanker through, it would be an indication that Trump was Putin’s puppet.

I further said whether or not Trump would reinstate the sanctions on Russia if the strait was open and I postulated he would not because he was a puppet of Putin.

Who's coming to visit? I would honestly not be surprised if it was Putin.

....although I hope with all my heart that it's this fella.