• BussyCat@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cly22wdedqeo

    When asked about the Tates at the White House on Thursday, President Trump said: “I know nothing about that.”

    But the brothers have been the subject of recent high-level discussions between the US and Romania.

    Romanian officials say US counterparts brought up the brothers’ case with the Romanian government earlier this month, a story first reported by the Financial Times.

    And Trump special envoy Richard Grenell [raised the issue again at a security conference in Munich.

    Hurezeanu said the Tates were mentioned during that conversation, but denied being pressured to release the pair.

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      2 months ago

      Thanks!

      This seems like a personal crusade of Grenell especially considering cheeto’s desire to take credit for anything happening and Florida almost immediately trying to get them to go anywhere else.

      I have yet to see a source of dipshit in chief demanding anything, which was the original claim.

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        2 months ago

        Grenell is following the will of the admin. Him not taking direct credit gives him plausible deniability for not being associated with a sex traffickers while his base can give him credit so it’s a win win for him