Trump Got Easily Played By A Russian Photographer, And 19 Other Facts You Need To Know Immediately

Just two chill dudes, Donald Trump and Henry Kissinger, having a chill hang in the White House on May 10.

1. Said he thought Obama's warning about Mike Flynn's ties to Russia was a joke.

@NBCNews "Stop me if you've heard this one before: your close adviser poses a grave national security threat."
— pourmecoffee (@pourmecoffee) May 8, 2017

2. Changed his Twitter banner.

"Getting a staffer to Photoshop your tweet denying collusion with Russia into your banner image" is untold levels of Not Mad pic.twitter.com/M2kUZkkG2W
— Patrick Monahan (@pattymo) May 9, 2017

3. Went golfing in New Jersey.

Trump is spending the day at his NJ golf club, his 20th golf club visit & 33rd Trump-branded property visit since taking office 15 weeks ago
— Bradd Jaffy (@BraddJaffy) May 6, 2017

4. Signed a $1.1 trillion spending bill.

BREAKING: Trump signs $1 trillion spending bill keeping government open through September.
— AP Politics (@AP_Politics) May 5, 2017

LOL.

5. Accused national hero Sally Yates of being the source of leaks from his administration.

6. Pressured the Senate to pass Trumpcare.

Will Trumpcare cover the therapy I need from being gaslighted by my own government? #PressBriefing
— Jessie Lahr (@JessieLahrr) May 12, 2017

7. Reportedly asked his aides if it's OK to contact Mike Flynn.

NEW: Trump has repeatedly, recently asked lawyers if it was OK to speak to Flynn, @KimDozier @lachlan @swin24 report https://t.co/tndhpbSgHU
— Justin Miller (@justinjm1) May 10, 2017

Starting to think maybe electing a game show host whose catch-phrase was "You're Fired!" wasn't a great idea? pic.twitter.com/WSXxLAdQQf
— Parker Molloy (@ParkerMolloy) May 9, 2017

8. Told TIME Don Lemon is the "dumbest person" and that Stephen Colbert is a "no-talent guy."

Exclusive: Trump calls Don Lemon “dumbest person,” Chris Cuomo “chained lunatic,” Stephen Colbert a “no-talent guy” https://t.co/Fp4t8I3ta0
— michaelscherer (@michaelscherer) May 11, 2017

This, predictably, is untrue. Colbert got a spike for his Trump interview, but it's not his best rated episode. And the show was not "dying" pic.twitter.com/80HleaKqwO
— Mikey Smith (@mikeysmith) May 11, 2017

9. Fired FBI Director James Comey.

lmao this would be a story for like seven decades if any other president wrote it. pic.twitter.com/OkCHrT6j8K
— sean. (@SeanMcElwee) May 9, 2017

First he said it was under the recommendation of Jeff Sessions, then he said it was actually all his idea.

Also, notice how strange that second paragraph is.

Comey learned of firing as he addressed FBI employees in LA. TV screens in background flashed news of firing. Letter was then given to FBI.
— Michael S. Schmidt (@nytmike) May 9, 2017

Officials contradicting Trump story, telling NYT idea came *from* WH:

"Sessions had been charged with coming up with reasons to fire him."
— Ari Melber (@AriMelber) May 9, 2017

10. Gave a loony, contradictory interview with Lester Holt in which he admitted the Trump-Russia investigation was a factor in his decision to fire Comey

>>>Trump admits Russia probe was factor in firing of James Comey https://t.co/3FJXWSF3Vh
— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) May 12, 2017

Which Deputy White House Press Secretary and Mike Huckabee spawn Sarah Huckabee Sanders echoed.

Sarah Huckabee Sanders: We want this investigation to end, & by firing Comey, we've taken steps to make that happen.https://t.co/a4eJS25DWo pic.twitter.com/bHjNlILDjA
— Caroline O. (@RVAwonk) May 11, 2017

Why did @realDonaldTrump just lie on NBC? Comey requested dinner because he "wanted to stay on?" FBI Dir is a 10 year term!
— Ben (@BenjaminChemist) May 11, 2017

11. Insisted Comey "begged" for a meeting with him, then threw a tantrum when the FBI gave a different account of the same meeting.

Point 1: Trump *always* lies about who invited whom. It's pathological with him. In a head-to-head statement and denial, Comey wins here. pic.twitter.com/DvroIVqnqo
— Fred N. (@LesserFrederick) May 12, 2017

12. And threatened Comey via Twitter (naturally).

James Comey better hope that there are no "tapes" of our conversations before he starts leaking to the press!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 12, 2017

13. Met with Russian foreign minister Lavlov and Russian ambassador Kislyak.

This administration has never once correctly figured out who the bad guy is in a Scooby Doo episode. https://t.co/xWl7LQDzY8
— quinn cummings (@quinncy) May 11, 2017

14. And let the Russians have a photographer in the room, while keeping the American press shut out.

Photos of Trump's meeting with Lavrov and Kislyak just hit the Getty wire and they're all credited to Russian news agency TASS pic.twitter.com/qE9lWB6KuS
— Matt Novak (@paleofuture) May 10, 2017

"Photos of Wednesday's meeting, taken by a Russian state news media photographer one day after Trump fired FBI Director James Comey amid questions about possible Trump campaign collusion with Moscow, were ultimately posted by Russia's news agency, TASS," CNN reported.

WH readout of Lavrov meeting does not mention Kislyak. W/o Russian MFA photos, would not know he was there. Convos w/him got Flynn fired. pic.twitter.com/cNRaaiEIeE
— Jim Sciutto (@jimsciutto) May 11, 2017

WH furious over Russian government photos of Trump meeting with Lavrov/Kislyak. "They tricked us," an official said of Russians "They lie."
— Jim Acosta (@Acosta) May 11, 2017

@realDonaldTrump They are definitely laughing, but which person in this picture seems to be not in on the joke? pic.twitter.com/hcqnduzQeX
— Kevin (@TheKevinDent) May 11, 2017

15. Met with war criminal Henry Kissinger.

WH STAFF: Dude this FBI thing looks bad. It's starting to remind people of Watergate.

TRUMP: Got it. Somebody get me Henry Kissinger.
— Mikel Jollett (@Mikel_Jollett) May 10, 2017

16. Told The Economist that he invented the term "prime the pump" just a few days ago.

We interviewed Donald Trump. He tested our knowledge of econ-jargon. pic.twitter.com/NIuubSy8vj
— Tom Nuttall (@tom_nuttall) May 11, 2017

Trump used the phrase "prime the pump" *last year* in his Time Person of the Year interview with @michaelscherer https://t.co/WT6Q5EbByL
— Justin Fox (@foxjust) May 11, 2017

17. Got indignant about press briefings even though he's the one spouting all the contradictions.

...Maybe the best thing to do would be to cancel all future "press briefings" and hand out written responses for the sake of accuracy???
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 12, 2017

18. Postponed another Paris Climate Accord meeting.

Nato warns climate change is 'global security threat' as Donald Trump mulls Paris Agreement | The Independent https://t.co/nQmMMcWUIM
— David Doniger (@ddonigernrdc) May 7, 2017

19. Angered Erdogan by saying he'd arm Kurdish militants.

20. And, finally, came for the media again.

The Fake Media is working overtime today!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 12, 2017

Yes, we are, Donald. Thanks!