Sit Down. Shut Up. Talk to No One

 The official stressed that Trump spoke with many leaders over the course of the dinner and said he spoke briefly with Putin, who was seated next to first lady Melania Trump, as the event was concluding. Trump spoke with Putin using Russia's translator, since the American translator did not speak Russian.
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But Ian Bremmer, who said he spoke with two people who attended the dinner, said that Trump and Putin spoke for nearly an hour while sitting among the other world leaders and their spouses at the dinner.

The latest Trump outrage is here, folks! According to the article quoted above, Trump had "an undisclosed meeting" with Putin at a dinner during the G20. 

And he talked to him for over an hour! OMG! IMPEACH! 

Seriously, folks. Putin was seated next to Melania. When was the last time you sat at dinner with a group of people - especially a large group - and just didn't speak to the person seated near you? You just ignored the ever loving day lights out of them. 

If you want to see the media freak out over absolutely nothing, read this article. It actually came across my phone early this morning as "breaking news" from my local media source, and I rolled my eyes before deleting the alert. I really didn't think anything of it, until I realized the story was starting to fill up all of my feeds, too. 

Apparently, when at a dinner with other world leaders, Trump should put his hands on his knees, stare at the ground, and shut up. For the entire meal. Probably shouldn't eat, either. Just keep that mouth shut. Melania, too. 

If he had, that would have been breaking news, too. "Trump snubs world leaders at G20! Refuses to speak, eat, or look at anyone!" 

Bottom line: Trump had a conversation with Putin. Putin was seated near Melania Trump. It's kind of what you do at a dinner party. I doubt highly that it was top secret information or they were plotting the takeover of the world in mixed company. Had they gone off into another room, yeah, that might have been news. This... isn't. 

​And this was never reported:

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​Get your act together, media. We're not buying what you're selling anymore.