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“Did Putin Just Push Trump Out the Window of Global Politics?”
By Khadija Khan
June 3, 2025
Washington, D.C. — The political world is in a tailspin after a stunning question emerged this week in diplomatic circles, cable news debates, and even on Capitol Hill: Did Vladimir Putin — directly or indirectly — push Donald J. Trump out the proverbial window of power… over Ukraine?
No, we’re not talking about a literal window (though in Kremlin lore, that’s not impossible). We’re talking about a calculated geopolitical betrayal that’s left the former president politically paralyzed, diplomatically isolated, and publicly silent.
“Putin didn’t push him off a balcony,” said former CIA analyst Greg Sandhurst on Nightline. “But in terms of strategy, optics, and global chess — Trump just hit pavement.”
Ukraine, Drones, and Double-Crosses
The timing is suspicious. Last week, Trump made a surprise televised pitch for “48 hours of ceasefire diplomacy” between Russia and Ukraine. The world watched. Some laughed. Others hoped. Then came the Kerch Bridge drone strike, followed by the Russian missile retaliation on Kyiv’s infrastructure, leaving thousands in the dark.
“He made the call for peace. And Putin answered with war,” said Rep. Eliza Norton (D-IL). “That’s a slap in the face. Period.”
Worse? Sources close to Trump’s Mar-a-Lago circle claim the former president believed Putin had privately agreed to a show of de-escalation — a symbolic move that would allow Trump to claim “I stopped the war without firing a shot.”
That didn’t happen. Instead, it blew up in his face — literally, for some in Kharkiv — and Trump has since gone dark. No speeches. No interviews. No rallies. Just a single post on Truth Social:
“Told them to stop. Didn’t listen. You’ll see.”
Cryptic. Defensive. And oddly disconnected from the man who once bragged he could “call Putin and end this war in one day.”
A Windowless Room at the End of the Hall?
Insiders now whisper that Trump feels double-crossed. One source from his inner circle said the former president believes “Putin used him as a distraction,” dangling fake cooperation to muddy American politics just ahead of NATO’s emergency summit.
“He got played. By a guy he thought respected him,” said political commentator Sarah Lin, “and that’s a window you don’t walk back through.”
Is This the End of the Bromance?
The Trump-Putin dynamic has long walked the line between mutual admiration and strategic posturing. Trump often praised Putin’s strength. Putin, in turn, used that praise to fracture Western unity.
But now?
“This looks like Putin throwing Trump under the tank,” said former Ambassador Carol Stowe. “He gave Trump a fake olive branch, then bombed Kyiv. That’s not just war — that’s message sending.”
And Trump? His allies say he’s fuming. Privately blaming the Russian president for “embarrassing him” on the world stage — especially as his 2024 campaign tries to paint him as the only one who can “make peace by force of personality.”
Republicans Are Nervous. Democrats Are Gloating.
On Capitol Hill, GOP lawmakers are trying to spin. Sen. J.D. Vance said, “It’s not Trump’s fault Putin escalated. If anything, this shows we need a Trump who’s in office, not just tweeting from Florida.”
But Democrats are calling it what they say it is: a global humiliation.
“Trump said only he could stop Putin. Putin laughed and bombed three cities,” said Rep. Maxwell Dean (D-CA). “You don’t need a PhD in foreign policy to see what that means.”
The Trump Silence — and What It Might Mean
It’s been four days without a rally, a presser, or a major video drop. For a man who thrives on noise, Trump’s quiet is deafening.
“He’s not hiding in a bunker,” said longtime associate Roger Dunes, “but he’s definitely rattled.”
Rattled? Or outplayed?
Even his usual defenders on conservative networks have gone mum, shifting focus to Biden’s NATO talks or Kamala Harris’s surprise visit to Warsaw.
“That’s not an accident,” said MSNBC anchor Anya Roy. “The man who claimed he could end the war with a phone call now looks like he can’t even get Putin to pick up.”
Closing the Window?
In Russian state media, there’s no mention of Trump’s ceasefire proposal. No acknowledgment. No footage. It’s as if it never happened.
“That’s your answer,” said Russian defector and analyst Irina Volnova. “Trump was useful. Now he’s not.”
In Moscow, windows are infamous for being dangerous. Critics fall. Dissenters disappear. But in this case, Trump wasn’t pushed from a window in a tower — he may have been walked politely to the edge of irrelevance, and nudged off.
“That’s the real end,” said Volnova. “When the silence is the point.”
Final Word: A Fall Without Glass
So — did Putin “push Trump out a window”? Not literally. But in the grand drama of international politics, it seems Vladimir Putin gave Donald Trump the appearance of a starring role… and then cut the lights before the curtain rose.=