Is Putin advising Trump

[edhopper]

in his power grab?
What he is doing feels very "Russian".

[dalton99a]

1. And Bill Barr

[sandensea]

2. +1

Cheeto doesn't really need input from foreign despots, when he has all those neocons.

[NCjack]

3. Putin is advising Trump at least once per day. Perhaps, hourly because Trump has dementia. nt

[kimbutgar]

4. Seems like he is playing Putin's playbook and getting advice

Putin took over Crimea with unidentifed soldiers in green uniforms. I would love for someone to expose this before the election with recordings of their interactions.

[soothsayer]

5. Russia is doing a bunch of meddling

So probably.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100213783140

[HotTeaBag]

6. No.

Putin can barely run his own second (and in some places third)-world country - let alone ours.

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/23/sunday-review/how-powerful-is-vladimir-putin-really.html

[edhopper]

9. Yet he managed to swing the election

to Trump.

[HotTeaBag]

12. Russia interfered, but didn't swing the election to Trump.

Hatred of Hillary, Jill Stein, Gary Johnson, James Comey, eight years of having a black man in the White House, Trump's appeal to white resentment, voter suppression and lower than expected turnout did.

But, believe what you're going to believe.

[edhopper]

15. It was a contributing factor

of which we still don't know the full effect.
Remove any one of the things listed and Hillary might have won.

I would call into question your belief that Putin is toothless and not influencing Trump.

[HotTeaBag]

16. You can question it, and you should.

But there's zero evidence that Putin is directly influencing Trump - that's not to say that Trump himself isn't trying to fashion himself in the mold of a Putin-like dictator, but it's not the same thing.

[edhopper]

17. Your kidding right?

You actually don't see how Putin has completely compromised Trump. Even Nancy Pelosi knows this.

Try Googling "Putin influence Trump" for your zero evidence.

[HotTeaBag]

19. No, I don't see it.

Unless you mean articles along the lines of 'former officials fear Putin is influencing Trump' or 'Trump met with a Russian official with no note takers - what's up with that?' and the like.

Speculation? Sure. Evidence, not so much.

[edhopper]

20. no articles like

All roads lead to Putin
and
Trump would do anything for Putin
and on and on.

You don't see it says it all.

Bye, have a nice day comrade.

[HotTeaBag]

21. Dammit, I've been found out.

I made it to just over 800 posts before being outed as a Russian plant.

Я бы сошел с рук, если бы не эти проклятые дети.

[edhopper]

22. probably uncalled for

But you are so wrong about Trump and Putin.

[not_the_one]

23. You were unable to pull it off..

We've seem better. You are now on Agent Mike's radar. Good luck.

[HotTeaBag]

25. Well, I tried.

Vladimir will be VERY disappointed in me - I am not looking forward to our Zoom meeting this afternoon.

[Walleye]

7. "Dominate the streets." I immediately heard that in Putin's voice with a Russian accent.

And he kept repeating the phrase to please Papa Putin, who probably told him it made him sound strong.

[Mme. Defarge]

8. Does anyone think all of those phone calls

are just passing the time?

[pandr32]

11. +1

[fleur-de-lisa]

10. I don't know if 'advising' is the right word.

Putin is calling in his markers.

[hvn_nbr_2]

26. I was thinking: not "advising," directing. nt

[bluestarone]

13. I personally have NO DOUBT about it

tRUMP is too fucking dumb to figure anything out himself! THIS is putin and only putin leading the way with support from ALL the rethugs in the senate and House!

[Maru Kitteh]

14. Is ice chilly? nt

[duforsure]

18. trumps using putins playbook

Even repeating putins propaganda he knows is false.

[tinrobot]

24. Of course. It's so effing obvious.

Seems like everything Trump does hurts the US.

And anything that hurts the US benefits Russia.

Besides, Mary Trump correctly pointed out that Trump has a serious daddy complex. Putin is now a stand-in for the daddy Trump could never please. Trump will do anything for Putin.