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Protester forcibly removed from Trump-Putin press conference venue

The man, who was holding a paper sign, was escorted out after a scuffle.

A MAN HOLDING a sign reading ‘Nuclear Weapon Ban Treaty’ has been removed from the venue of the joint Trump-Putin press conference in Helsinki.

The man was removed from the room by security officials following a scuffle.

It happened shortly before the two leaders took to the podium in the Finnish capital to discuss their summit meeting.

CNN reporter Jim Acosta, who was in the room, said the man had identified himself as being from progressive magazine The Nation.

The man said security had initially asked him to step outside the room as he had a handmade paper sign with him, but that he was allowed back in to get his belongings.

Acosta said the man then produced the sign again and that officials had grabbed him and escorted him out.

Trump said at the press conference that the summit had changed the relationship between the two countries.

He tweeted last night that the US-Russian relationship had never been worse.

Putin said the discussions were “frank and useful”.

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    Mute Michael
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    Jul 16th 2018, 5:02 PM

    Quote of the day by Putin; “Billionaire Soros has been interfering everywhere”

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    Mute Dave O Keeffe
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    Jul 16th 2018, 4:58 PM

    Got to love Donnie, never thought to ask Putin about the Russians that were indicted by a grand jury last week.

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    Jul 16th 2018, 5:00 PM

    @Dave O Keeffe: Well that was a jaw dropping summit.

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    Jul 16th 2018, 5:05 PM

    @Dave O Keeffe: The wink may have communicated all he needed to say about that.

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    Jul 16th 2018, 5:10 PM

    School children would of asked more intelligent questions… Media blinded by their hatred for the individuals to do their job properly.

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    Mute Dave O Keeffe
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    Jul 16th 2018, 5:18 PM

    @Shayno O’Donnchadha: there were definitely people in the room blinded by their feelings and unable to ask the right questions, but one of them was definitely the president of America

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    Jul 16th 2018, 5:19 PM

    He tweeted last night that the US-Russian relationship had never been worse.
    Think the cubam missile crisis/bay of pigs cold was etc might have been a tad worse

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    Jul 16th 2018, 5:56 PM

    @Mel Finn: That would require an appreciation of basic history, something the Don lacks.

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    Jul 16th 2018, 4:49 PM

    Wonder if that football Putin gave Trump is bugged..

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    Jul 16th 2018, 6:49 PM

    Trump is a Russian agent

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    Jul 16th 2018, 9:04 PM

    @Jimmy jones: If he was it would make a great film, a bit like Johnny English played by Mr.Bean.

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    Jul 16th 2018, 5:37 PM

    Time to protest against the protests

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    Jul 16th 2018, 8:21 PM

    Who removed him ? Finnish security ?

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