Q: Witkoff called Putin 'a humanitarian' for agreeing to rel

Angry Bird Lady @mariootsa.bsky.social · 22/10/2026 01:45

Was the goal of his press conference to completely annihilate his political career?

FishyFish @ghotiy-ghoti.bsky.social · 21/10/2026 23:04

A Turd wearing a Tie.

donnayoungdc @donnayoungdc.bsky.social · 21/10/2026 22:34

Putin is responsible for many more deaths than Osama bin Laden ever was. Can you imagine anyone calling bin Laden a "humanitarian?"
Mobster Trump, JD Vance, Witkoff, Jared Kushner, Marco Rubio, Ron Johnson, Tuberville - all of them - will say/do anything to please their master Putin.

#2026Midterms

EmmyEm 🇺🇸+🇬🇧💙 @emmyem24.bsky.social · 21/10/2026 21:47

I wish this smug asshole wasn't given a platform. He’s horrendous and the sooner Trump throws him under the bus, backing it up a few times to make sure the job is done, the better.

Kevin J. Allen @kevinjallen.bsky.social · 21/10/2026 21:02

“Hannibal Lecter is a wonderful man!” - Donald Trump

@ladyvanilla.bsky.social · 21/10/2026 21:01

dr. strangelove or: how i learned to stop worrying and love the bomb

@shado52.bsky.social · 21/10/2026 20:36

Slithering snakes can be trusted more than Putin Puppets.

Bernie @v-oconnell.bsky.social · 21/10/2026 20:19

The Russians kidnapped/took Ukrainian children.

Putin's "army" slaughtered people in Chechnya, Georgia, Ukraine...

He has his political opponents murdered

He ordered the release of deadly chemicals novichok/polonium on the streets of Britain endangering British lives.

Crying for my country @nancyrd.bsky.social · 21/10/2026 20:08

About time and/or thanks would have sufficed.

My Two Bits @mybits.bsky.social · 21/10/2026 20:07

Asking this shithead, hillbilly Vance a question is a waste of time.

Scott @scott7876.bsky.social · 21/10/2026 19:49

The idea here should be NOT TO TAKE HIM HOSTAGE IN THE FIRST PLACE

Glenn of the Hill People @decentenough.bsky.social · 21/10/2026 19:21

These idiots would have been blowing Hitler in his bunker.

Sean Solo @spqesq.bsky.social · 21/10/2026 19:16

This entire administration works for Putin and the US is a conquered Russian vassal state.

@sprout22.bsky.social · 21/10/2026 19:03

is Blanche there to babysit JD??

Johnny Mack @johnnymack3.bsky.social · 21/10/2026 18:59

I must have missed the "kiss the hostage-taker's ass" part of, I dunno, EVERY FUCKING HOSTAGE SITUATION before this one.

@rhonnie-72.bsky.social · 21/10/2026 18:11

It's vaudeville play acting while Putin & all his cohorts are laughing at the utter stupidity of Trump and his cohorts.

💐Flower 🌈 Power 🛖 @grandma001.bsky.social · 21/10/2026 18:04

What did Trump pay for his release? Now, that is the question.

Sune W. Nielsen @1gettothechoppa.bsky.social · 21/10/2026 18:01

Humanitarian my ass. He is a warcriminal. Witkoff is a complete amateur and so easy play for the Russians.

tootswoot 🌻🌻Be The Vote You Wish To See🌻🌻 @tootswoot.bsky.social · 21/10/2026 17:59

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@bfconnors.bsky.social · 21/10/2026 17:46

So why did they have a hostage in the first place. If they are a hostage taker we shouldn't be praising them at all but condemning them

ukoptimist @pastyb.bsky.social · 21/10/2026 17:44

How to say I’m a bellend w/out uttering those words

Rylan @rylandidit.bsky.social · 21/10/2026 17:41

Gag me with a large wooden spoon, Witless Witkoff surpasses even the slimeball Nutlicker when it comes to sucking dick and kissing ass. All for money. Talk about a waste of skin, this man is King.

Guus Teley @gteley.bsky.social · 21/10/2026 17:40

So if he takes your child hostage, and after some months releases it, he's a nice guy too?
Got it!

The Old Mama @cattress511.bsky.social · 21/10/2026 17:40

Who cares if the conditions Mr.Hubbard was being held in by this "humanitarian" violate human rights ...

𝓦𝓸𝓳𝓬𝓲𝓮𝓬𝓱🌱 @veganski.bsky.social · 21/10/2026 17:39

Should Israeli call "humanitarian" to Hamas when they released Israeli hostages?

Sunnydazehaze @sunnydazehaze.bsky.social · 21/10/2026 17:32

“Thank you” works.

EnterTheNafo 🇸🇪🇬🇧🇺🇦 @enterthenafo.bsky.social · 21/10/2026 17:27

The US is led by traitors.

Medoyid_ua @rusni-pizda.bsky.social · 21/10/2026 17:26

Vance is defending the flattery, not the man. Thanking a kidnapper for one release while thousands of Ukrainians rot in the same cells isnt diplomacy, its a price list.

Jumpingaround @meigloo.bsky.social · 21/10/2026 17:25

Hostage taken by the same person you are praising, you pathetic pos!!

Process Analyzer @processanalyzer.bsky.social · 21/10/2026 17:22

Hamas released hostages- are they humanitarians too?

𝘞𝘢𝘺𝘯𝘦'𝘴 𝘞𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥 🌎| 🇺🇸 🇨🇦 🇲🇽 🇺🇦 🇪🇺 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ @wayneesmith.bsky.social · 21/10/2026 17:20

Not an answer. Stop letting this feckless jackhole of the hook with stupid non-answers!

OleCurmudgeon. @olecurmudgeon.bsky.social · 21/10/2026 17:13

Why was he held to begin with? Why wasn't he released as soon as he was identified?

Guy Smiley @swgeneralmills.bsky.social · 21/10/2026 17:11

Disgusting Disgusteng Meme

ALT: Disgusting Disgusteng Meme

@meekman.bsky.social · 21/10/2026 17:09

This will come back to hurt him if he decides to run for president someday.

LambInWolf'sClothing @amontaful.bsky.social · 21/10/2026 17:05

the slime just oozes off him, doesn't it?

Fuck this timeline 🫘 @anonymousnow.bsky.social · 21/10/2026 17:02

Hubbard lived in Ukraine since 2014. He assisted Ukraine in this war. I am wondering why Trump would be so hot to release this guy unless it is merely a midterm gift from Putin with love.

Mark Fortgang @mfgang.bsky.social · 21/10/2026 17:00

Like thanking an arsonist for putting out a fire they started.

@jschurr.bsky.social · 21/10/2026 16:59

Gratitude for not having been murdered, yet used as leverage. Way to stick it to the strongman. ✔️

enrich12 @enrich12.bsky.social · 21/10/2026 16:56

Was Putin a "humanitarian" when he started the unprovoked war against the Ukrainians?

Christian "Birdy" @cdb87.bsky.social · 21/10/2026 16:54

Traitor. All of them.

Pablobrooker @paulobro.bsky.social · 21/10/2026 16:52

Coward

Mr. Furly @mrfurly43974976.bsky.social · 21/10/2026 16:51

"I agree that was something that was said."

@yarnlover.bsky.social · 21/10/2026 16:50

Vance has all the courage of no moral or ethical convictions whatsoever.
What a self-serving sycophantic Quisling.

BillyDLion @billydlion.bsky.social · 21/10/2026 16:49

...but it's the same person who took him prisoner...?

Zukirex @zukirex.bsky.social · 21/10/2026 16:47

Mr Super Catholic sure is having a tough time w/ the ‘bearing false witness’ commandment, isn’t he?

@savefrogs2.bsky.social · 21/10/2026 16:46

What weak men are at the helm?

b|a|r|c|o|d|e[X] @barcodex.bsky.social · 21/10/2026 16:46

"Don’t pressure me into taking any kind of substantiated stance! I’m an empty vessel that has been paid and trained to have the opinion given to me!"

Francis @franallan.bsky.social · 21/10/2026 16:43

Jerkoff praises the Butcher of Chechnya and Syria ,, some humanitarian 🤮🤮🤮🛸👽🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

✨Laurie✨ @pissedoffwoman.bsky.social · 21/10/2026 16:42

🤬 you Vance!

@emucr.bsky.social · 21/10/2026 16:42

What about ‘saying something nice to a person’ who has illegally, and ruinously, invaded a country that has cost hundreds of thousands of lives?

🇲🇽🇨🇦🇺🇦 💪🏼👊🏼 @ginloula.bsky.social · 21/10/2026 16:41

This entire administration kneeling before an authoritarian dictator is revolting and treasonous

YodaBucarest @formetch.bsky.social · 21/10/2026 16:39

We shall all remember Putin’s Russia paying bounties to Afghan Talibans for each US serviceman killed.

Humanitarian my ass!

PMG @pmginmyhead.bsky.social · 21/10/2026 16:36

Dude signed up for Ukraine. He’s not Americas responsibility any longer.

TM @travellingmatt78.bsky.social · 21/10/2026 16:35

Great display of international relations chops right here - yeah he released an American hostage....but why dipshit? It wasn't out of the kindness of his heart. Jesus Christ these people are empty suits.

Jason Normann @jason-n.bsky.social · 21/10/2026 16:34

Fucking traitors 🤬

@barely-sane.bsky.social · 21/10/2026 16:33

"The serial killer just threw a big bone to a hungry dog. I think we can all agree to overlook his killing and raping spree and feel grateful that he was kind to an animal."

Daughter of an Immigrant @luubean.bsky.social · 21/10/2026 16:32

I think it would have been humane of putin to not hold him hostage in the first place.

Travel Nut @jonrossjan.bsky.social · 21/10/2026 16:31

Fuck this fucking fuck who just happens to be the VPOTUS who wears eyeliner heavier than a whore on 42nd street

@bbut59.bsky.social · 21/10/2026 16:31

Thanking someone for releasing someone they should have never held in the first place,so everyone else should take hostages and have us thank them later.

Travel Nut @jonrossjan.bsky.social · 21/10/2026 16:30

JESUSFUCKINGCHRIST are they all just evil versions of Scrooge???

Steve @tnsteve.com · 21/10/2026 16:29

Please, I beg you! please keep holding these press conferences every day until the midterms! you are just doing all the advertising for the Democrats that is necessary for us to win.

RFK Brain Worm Jr. @planetofdinosaurs.bsky.social · 21/10/2026 16:29

After several attempts on her life, Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya was murdered in the elevator in her building on Putin's birthday. Her death a gift he gave himself.

Fuck JD Vance for always siding with the rapists & murderers.

R. Goss @rkck47.bsky.social · 21/10/2026 16:29

How does Usha look at herself in the mirror every morning being married to such a POS?

@alrightyho.bsky.social · 21/10/2026 16:28

Say something nice to the person who held an innocent American hostage for four years (and subjected him to torture during that time).

Cath RN, PhD @headdoc35.bsky.social · 21/10/2026 16:28

“It was not the man’s brain that was speaking it was his larynx. The stuff that was coming out of him consisted of words but it was not speech in true sense: it was a noise uttered in unconsciousness like the quacking of a duck.”
-George Orwell

Peter noordijk @pdxpeter.bsky.social · 21/10/2026 16:28

Who is also the person who kidnapped the hostage.

Derek Mulready 🇮🇪🇪🇺 @dpp7541.bsky.social · 21/10/2026 16:27

The Potus that proposed Trickle Down Economics. Also closed the Big Secured Houses. Flooding communities with not very well people. Mentally Challenged.
Latest news Erie, Pennsylvania. How many American citizens have to die in this 3rd world country.
At War with itself.
🇮🇪🇪🇺

@chim-chim.bsky.social · 21/10/2026 16:26

Thanks for taking a hostage and releasing them. Fucking IDIOT. There was no Hitler understudy and there will be no Trump understudy. Vance ain't it.

Lantern Girl @lanterngirl.bsky.social · 21/10/2026 16:26

This isn't surprising, given how J.D. Vance has sacked up to someone he dubbed "America's Hitler."

Brian @bm1970.bsky.social · 21/10/2026 16:25

I agree everyone in the trump regime should be in prison

Container Gardener @blupotluv.bsky.social · 21/10/2026 16:25

Steve Witkoff is a diplomat? LMAO!!

He’s a self-serving sack of shit

Liz Morrison @lizmogb.bsky.social · 21/10/2026 16:24

What he means: 'we've already agreed, with russia, that they've won the war with Ukraine, with the help of the american government'.

Wutzerfayce @wutzerfayce.bsky.social · 21/10/2026 16:24

FFS! 😠

Eric Wallace @ericwallace1205.bsky.social · 21/10/2026 16:23

Fucking traitor

Chris Smith @ledredman.bsky.social · 21/10/2026 16:22

Putin is a mass murderer.

Angry Science Guy @angryscienceguy.bsky.social · 21/10/2026 16:22

Could have just said thank you?

Shaddowbanned @shadowbanned66.bsky.social · 21/10/2026 16:21

But that wasn't the question was it you traitorous cunt?

The 48th Ronin @the48thronin.bsky.social · 21/10/2026 16:20

Political gratitude to a mass murderer. Yeah.. that's real admirable..

MCKelpish @mckelpish.bsky.social · 21/10/2026 16:20

He makes my skin crawl.

Michael Rush @michaelrush.bsky.social · 21/10/2026 16:20

Follow up Q: Yes, but also as a representative of America and its values, do you believe saying such a thing is appropriate way of expressing thanks?

Kedrep @kedrep.bsky.social · 21/10/2026 16:20

Da da dumb

@liamgall.bsky.social · 21/10/2026 16:19

Humanitarian hostage takers is a new one

Renée the Wicked Witch of Woke ✨️ 🇺🇦 ♿️ 🖇 @reneeincarnation.bsky.social · 21/10/2026 16:18

That one person makes putin a humanitarian even tho he kills people/children every day? No, vance, you know that is wrong. You're a liar and really bad at it, too.

LunaKG @alinenaft.bsky.social · 21/10/2026 16:17

🤢🤮

@rictho1966.bsky.social · 21/10/2026 16:17

A simple thank you is fine. Blowing smoke up his fascist, crimes against humanity arse is something else entirely.

Erinn @erinnm.bsky.social · 21/10/2026 16:17

"Did Elizabeth Smart show gratitude to her kidnapper? No, so ungrateful." - this asshole, definitely

EllyMae @ellymae.bsky.social · 21/10/2026 16:17

Oh FFS these people‼️🤬

Snarky McSnarkerson @dr0923.bsky.social · 21/10/2026 16:17

Lying to someone’s face doesn’t equate to saying something nice.

Salty Smirk 😏 @saltysmirk.bsky.social · 21/10/2026 16:16

Russia, Russia, Russia was never a hoax. This entire tRump regime are a bunch of traitors and the equivalent of human garbage. Disgusting.

B @lawyerbrent.bsky.social · 21/10/2026 16:15

Honestly, setting aside the scolding tone, that might be one of the better answers I have ever heard from JD Vance.

B @lawyerbrent.bsky.social · 21/10/2026 16:18

To be clear: I don't agree at all with Witkoff or MAGA's embrace of a historically awful villain like Putin. But Vance's answer is probably correct that diplomacy is messy and sometimes you have to eat a plate of shit to get a result you want so diplomacy likely be gauged on outcomes.

ChaiDelight @chaidelight.bsky.social · 21/10/2026 16:15

I hear the distinct slapping of putins balls on jd's chin rn
this entire administration is in the tank for/with vlad

Slimline Salamander @keith-85.bsky.social · 21/10/2026 16:15

Dissembling shit stain.

DeepDiveCinema @deepdivecinema.bsky.social · 21/10/2026 16:15

Saying something nice about a dude who just murdered a 1-year-old is pretty sick.

Cat with Belly Warmer @hao-meg.bsky.social · 21/10/2026 16:15

Pro tip: You don't go out of your way to say something nice but not true about a murderous dictator. Just thank him for releasing the hostage should be enough.

TwoBordercolliesandaMaltipoo @twobordercollies.bsky.social · 21/10/2026 16:15

These Smug A-holes are Complicit in crimes against Americans. You don't thank a murdering kidnapper for releasing his victim, ore by stroking his ego with compliments, and buying his oil.

@jelainemc.bsky.social · 21/10/2026 16:14

Humanitarians don't order defenestrations - just sayin'

Basically an Honest Bobo in Paradise @boboinparadise.bsky.social · 21/10/2026 16:14

The ends justify the means, just as the Jesuits taught him.

Michelle @michellemybella.bsky.social · 21/10/2026 16:14

Thank you for violating my human rights. These shady fucktards are up to something, his mannerism and body language is a tell

Brian Broadus @cvilletgr.bsky.social · 21/10/2026 16:14

Who was holding him hostage, you greasy little toad?

We don't usually thank kidnappers, do we?

@demswakeup.bsky.social · 21/10/2026 16:13

What the fuck is going on?

@ladydevilwoman64.bsky.social · 21/10/2026 16:12

Pedophile protectors

Wendy.W @wendywcolorado.bsky.social · 21/10/2026 16:12

So a ruthless dictator who holds an American hostage for 4 years is a “humanitarian” because he decides to release him?

Sandy @sanwil.bsky.social · 21/10/2026 16:12

JD translator: Gibber- gibber, I refuse to go on the record at this time since I'm hedging all my bets to see if I can be the next president.

Which brought to mind this from Revelations-
Jesus: ''So because you are lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I will spit you out of My mouth.''

Di Stephen 🇨🇦🇺🇦🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 @distephen.bsky.social · 21/10/2026 16:12

But who took the American hostage?

All this used to be fields @solveforgenx.bsky.social · 21/10/2026 16:12

Cuck

eggnogenjoyer @patrickhostert.bsky.social · 21/10/2026 16:12

These people are ghouls. Total ghouls.

Vance famously said he has to make up stories to smear immigrant communities.

@blueskynotx24.bsky.social · 21/10/2026 16:12

Hostage? He was a hostage? Well who took him hostage? Seem like we should really be trying to put the screws to whoever took him "hostage" right? I mean did the Iranian students receive a visit from Reagan and then "humanitarian" label after their release.. more hostages = more humanitarian?

Arrohon @arrohon.bsky.social · 21/10/2026 16:12

Yes, Putin released the hostage that Putin took hostage. Taking him hostage is far worse than the good of releasing him later

b|a|r|c|o|d|e[X] @barcodex.bsky.social · 21/10/2026 16:49

Yeah, crazy, right?

Who celebrated Hamas' humanity for releasing hostages?

Nobody, you psycho VP!

CTrev @ctrev3than.bsky.social · 21/10/2026 16:12

imagine what the world will say to the USA if you release us as hostages toyour Sodamn Insane Repugnicans

Deep Thought @deepthought1.bsky.social · 21/10/2026 16:12

Olga Nesterova
@onestpress.onestnetwork.com

The guy got [jailed] for living in an area of Ukraine that was occupied by Russia.

To free that guy you removed sanctions?

It’s like treating a headache with beheading.

- Olga Nesterova

@bluewhaleshit.bsky.social · 21/10/2026 16:11

I wish a reporter would ask him why he is such a fucking coward!

Luke Givens @luke-givens.bsky.social · 21/10/2026 16:11

So… *holding* an American hostage entitles you to respect?

Shut the fuck up JD. We were all better off never knowing you existed.

patronzo @patronzo1.bsky.social · 21/10/2026 16:11

The expression on Blanche’s face is priceless

patronzo @patronzo1.bsky.social · 21/10/2026 16:12

19-secs in

Jo @service-worker.bsky.social · 21/10/2026 16:11

So we’re going with the “words have no meaning” defense today

Martin @ampule2.bsky.social · 21/10/2026 16:10

Fuck off JD, telling someone they have lovely eyes is a nice thing to say🤬

Hope can’t die @pal75.bsky.social · 21/10/2026 16:10

Do humanitarians kill people who disagree with them? Do humanitarians forcibly try to take over another country and kill the citizens? Do humanitarians invade neighboring countries because they have small penises?

Mark 🇪🇺🇺🇦🇫🇷 🇮🇪 @mhamlen.bsky.social · 21/10/2026 16:10

He really thinks he could be president?

Grumpy Zeus @grumpyzeus.bsky.social · 21/10/2026 16:10

Hostage takers are humanitarians...🙄😬

Make it make sense.

Cantard @cantard.bsky.social · 21/10/2026 16:10

Q: Witkoff administered fellatio to Putin on TV for ten minutes in a debasement of American pride. Do you agree with that?

Me: A "Thank you" would have been sufficient.

VBL-Commish @vblcommish.bsky.social · 21/10/2026 16:10

Do most humanitarians have hostages that need to be released?

@dolphinpaste.bsky.social · 21/10/2026 16:10

Psychologists will be studying these jerkoffs for decades.

@nancybern18.bsky.social · 21/10/2026 16:10

Unbelievable 😳

It’s a floor wax and a dessert topping! @pipercat.bsky.social · 21/10/2026 16:10

So I guess by that logic, Ronald Reagan should have praised the Ayatollah for being a humanitarian after releasing the hostages in 1981.

laura bishop @lbblaura.bsky.social · 21/10/2026 16:10

This is bone cold capitulation. There is no honor here, no ability to speak the truth. Putin is a killer. Trump and Vance are disgraceful. I am ashamed of this government. Just give Putin the keys to the WH. How cowardly, in fear of upsetting one demented, insane old man.

Connor [REDACTED] @connorredacted.bsky.social · 21/10/2026 16:09

Putin is a monster.

The Subsequent Mrs. de Winter @notrebecca.bsky.social · 21/10/2026 16:09

Katie Britt in Shock

ALT: Katie Britt in Shock

Adlerfan @krankfurter.bsky.social · 21/10/2026 16:09

it must be a cult

@linealoca.bsky.social · 21/10/2026 16:09

And the Ukrainian children and civilians Putin's stolen and murdered?

MGT @pseudofootball.bsky.social · 21/10/2026 16:09

If nothing else someone should ask point blank why he is friendlier to a Russian dictator than democrats. We know the answer but it’s important to get this insanity on the record

Sconnie Brad @sconniebrad.bsky.social · 21/10/2026 16:09

Angelica @thisthornyrose.bsky.social · 21/10/2026 16:09

Pootin took him hostage, then released him.
Vance thinks that kidnapper deserves praise.

I Stand with NATO @theendisuponus.bsky.social · 21/10/2026 16:09

America could not have put worse people in charge. F’ing MAGATS.

@antidictatorship.bsky.social · 21/10/2026 16:09

There is no reason to say it. None. Unless, you believe it and are on Russian's side.

Who Cares @wedeserveit.bsky.social · 21/10/2026 16:09

"I am a complete chickenshit sellout with less than zero ethics and I will say anything to continue my unearned rise to the top of power." -- JD Vance