Overview

• Friday’s less-than three-hour meeting between President Trump and President Putin produced no ceasefire agreement on Ukraine.
• Fox News correspondent Jacqui Heinrich described the post-meeting press conference atmosphere as “not good” and said Putin “steamrolled” Trump before posing for a photo.
• The White House released a stylized black-and-white image of Trump to project toughness while AP photos showed a confident Putin and a visibly unwell president.
• On Last Week Tonight, John Oliver pointed to Fox’s inability to spin the summit positively and argued the optics undercut Trump’s strongman image.
• Critics warn that the negative coverage could damage Trump’s standing with his base by calling into question his negotiating strength.