Trump Removes Sanctions On Russia

Saturday, October 17, 2026

President Donald Trump on Friday said he was waiving many Russian-related sanctions and tariffs under a new law backed by late South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham. The Graham Act, which Trump signed into law last month, would have imposed sanctions of up to 100% on all goods brought into the United States from the largest importers of Russian crude oil and gas, along with countries that knowingly bought Russian oil 30 days after the law went into effect.

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TACO got all the backbone of a damp napkin.

#1 | Posted by lee_the_agent at 2026-10-17 08:37 AM | Reply

Nasty man, that Donald.

Worse is still to come.

#2 | Posted by Zed at 2026-10-17 08:42 AM | Reply

Get him a new blonde. Maybe that will medicate him.

#3 | Posted by Zed at 2026-10-17 08:43 AM | Reply

A strange time to be living through. And it's only going to get weirder and worse.

#4 | Posted by Dbt2 at 2026-10-17 08:43 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

Russia is now our ally. Trump is a genius. Mission accomplished.

#5 | Posted by Angrydad at 2026-10-17 08:44 AM | Reply

Sorry, Zed.

#6 | Posted by Dbt2 at 2026-10-17 08:44 AM | Reply

Does anyone, including those who still support him, actually respect Donald Trump?

#7 | Posted by Zed at 2026-10-17 08:45 AM | Reply

It's all about money ain't a damn thang funny.

#8 | Posted by fresno500 at 2026-10-17 08:48 AM | Reply

Putin's thing for decades has been to sow distrust and discord in democracies worldwide. Academic journals have been discussing it since the decade of the 2000s.

I wonder if a November surprise could include a Trump defection to Russia or Argentina on Election Day Eve. Maybe he's seeing he's cornered, finding his way out, and Putin can mangle Election Day 2026 and put things into the hands of an even bigger patsy. Maybe his older kids are saying, "We've got what we got need, Old Man. Time to get out."

I can only think of Bush's campaigning at this point in 92 when he seemed not to want the job anymore.

Anything can happen.

#9 | Posted by Dbt2 at 2026-10-17 08:52 AM | Reply

Yeah... Vlad could release the P Tapes.

Which turn out to be the Pedo Tape kompramat he has on DJT.

#10 | Posted by Corky at 2026-10-17 09:06 AM | Reply

Well, President Trump was a great friend of my brother and his support of the sanctions bill Lindsey authored will go a long way to ... .Um, what was the question again?
-Senator Darlene Graham, in her final press conference

#11 | Posted by catdog at 2026-10-17 09:42 AM | Reply

Vlad could release the P Tapes.

#10 | Posted by Corky

I've always thought that they, or something like them, exist.

#12 | Posted by Zed at 2026-10-17 10:28 AM | Reply