{"id":12370,"date":"2025-08-16T07:21:41","date_gmt":"2025-08-16T07:21:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bluelightnews.com\/category\/politics\/trump-standing-next-to-a-ruthless-dictator-nicolle-wallace-on-putin-summit\/"},"modified":"2025-08-16T07:21:41","modified_gmt":"2025-08-16T07:21:41","slug":"trump-standing-next-to-a-ruthless-dictator-nicolle-wallace-on-putin-summit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bluelightnews.com\/category\/politics\/trump-standing-next-to-a-ruthless-dictator-nicolle-wallace-on-putin-summit\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump &#8216;standing next to a ruthless dictator&#8217;: Nicolle Wallace on Putin summit"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-testid=\"video-page\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div data-testid=\"video-page__player\"><picture class data-testid=\"picture\" data-flavor=\"focal\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1240px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" 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src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-520x260,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2025_08\/1754700380044_n_theweeknight_michelle_goldberg_ankush_khardori_epstein_victims_250808_1920x1080-yfwqds.jpg\" alt><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2 data-testid=\"playlist-title\">&#8216;Depraved&#8217;: Michelle Goldberg slams Trump&#8217;s handling of Epstein scandal<\/h2>\n<p><span data-testid=\"playlist-duration\">07:02<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div data-testid=\"playlist-drawer-video\">\n<div><picture data-testid=\"picture\" data-flavor=\"focal\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-520x260,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2025_08\/1754700065571_n_theweeknight_host_chat_south_park_250808_1920x1080-6vntrb.jpg\" 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src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-520x260,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2025_08\/1755303504712_n_theweeknight_nicolle_wallace_ali_velshi_michael_mcfaul_rep_eric_swalwell_trump_putin_summit_250815_1920x1080-xy845x.jpg\" alt><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2 data-testid=\"playlist-title\">Trump &#8216;standing next to a ruthless dictator&#8217;: Nicolle Wallace on Putin summit<\/h2>\n<p><span data-testid=\"playlist-duration\">07:21<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div data-testid=\"playlist-drawer-video\">\n<p>UP NEXT<\/p>\n<div><picture data-testid=\"picture\" data-flavor=\"focal\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-520x260,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2025_08\/1755300025396_n_theweeknight_nicolle_wallace_ali_velshi_michael_mcfaul_trump_putin_summit_250815_1920x1080-m6b5f5.jpg\" alt><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2 data-testid=\"playlist-title\">BREAKING: Trump, Putin host joint press conference after summit in Alaska<\/h2>\n<p><span data-testid=\"playlist-duration\">12:32<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div data-testid=\"playlist-drawer-video\">\n<div><picture data-testid=\"picture\" data-flavor=\"focal\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-520x260,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2025_08\/1755217978998_n_theweeknight_host_chat_epstein_polling_250814_1920x1080-0lhqu5.jpg\" 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