The flaw in their plan was they forgot that he can't read

Note to dumbass:

When a dictator who has stifled his country's press, jailed his political rivals, destroyed the independence of the courts, and assassinated his opponents, wins a rigged election . . .

DON'T CONGRATULATE HIM.

What?

According to a White House statement, “President Trump congratulated President Putin on his March 18 re-election, and emphasized the importance of denuclearizing the Korean Peninsula. The two leaders confirmed the need for the United States and Russia to continue our shared efforts on strategic stability.”

Well, maybe he didn't know.

Shortly after the absolutely unsurprising re-election of Russian President Vladimir Putin, U.S. President Donald Trump was given explicit instructions in his daily briefing materials to avoid congratulating his counterpart.

But despite the all-caps notation reading “DO NOT CONGRATULATE,” Trump did so anyway, according to a report Tuesday by The Washington Post.

My apologies to Beavis and Butt-Head for dragging them into this shitshow.