CNN - Trump sides with Putin as Biden tries to stop a war

[spanone]

(CNN) - It took only 24 hours for Donald Trump to hail Russian President Vladimir Putin's dismembering of independent, democratic, sovereign Ukraine as an act of "genius."

The former President often accuses his enemies falsely of treason, but his own giddy rush to side with a foreign leader who is proving to be an enemy of the United States and the West is shocking even by Trump's self-serving standards.

As President Joe Biden reprises the fabled presidential role of leading the free world, the predecessor who wants to succeed him is showing Putin that impunity, dictator-coddling and hero worship will return if he wins back the White House. Trump's remarks on a conservative radio show on Tuesday will not only find a warm welcome in the Kremlin. They also will concern allies standing alongside the US against Russia who fear for NATO's future if Trump returns.

Trump also sent an unmistakable message to Republicans, who are already playing into Putin's hands by branding the current President as weak, that siding with a US foe is the way into the ex-President's affections ahead of this year's midterm primaries.

https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/23/politics/donald-trump-vladimir-putin-joe-biden/index.html

[Mr. Ected]

1. This headline needs to run on an endless loop for a few weeks

Eventually Americans will start paying attention and realize that maybe, just maybe, Trump IS an agent for the Russian state.

And the rest of the GOP as well.

[Norbert]

5. I'd say run it non-stop until the 1st week of November

Maybe it will knock some sense into us cold war kids.

[Kid Berwyn]

2. That is the story.

More from OP:

Trump didn't take long to make sure Putin knew he approved of his movement of troops into parts of eastern Ukraine, knowing that his comments would be picked up and beamed around the world.

"I went in yesterday and there was a television screen, and I said, 'This is genius.' Putin declares a big portion of the Ukraine, of Ukraine, Putin declares it as independent. Oh, that's wonderful," Trump said in an interview on "The Clay Travis & Buck Sexton Show."

The ex-President added: "So Putin is now saying, 'It's independent,' a large section of Ukraine. I said, 'How smart is that?' And he's going to go in and be a peacekeeper. That's the strongest peace force," Trump said. "We could use that on our southern border. That's the strongest peace force I've ever seen. ... Here's a guy who's very savvy. ... I know him very well. Very, very well."

Traitor Trump

[captain queeg]

3. TFG is the face of the present Republican Party

Can you imagine their previous hero Reagan fawning and crawling to Putin? They’ve chosen their course, it will be the end of them. Hopefully our country will survive. All the war monger fan boys are going to have to bend over backwards to justify supporting Russia.

[sop]

4. In a sane world this would be the end of Trump.

It will be interesting to hear what contorted logic his followers employ to defend his treason.

[spanone]

6. faux is right there with him. It's disgusting.

[Straw Man]

27. The Blathering Heads are, yes ...

... but their on-the-ground reporter in Ukraine, Steve Harrigan, opined that he thinks this will be the end of Vladimir Putin.

[Irish_Dem]

12. The GOP and Magas agree with Trump.

Putin helps the GOP get elected.

[Kid Berwyn]

7. In the Oval Office in the merry month of May 2017 kick

President Trump gestures to Russia's ambassador to the U.S., Sergey Kislyak, as he speaks to Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in the Oval Office on Wednesday, May 10, 2017. (Alexander Shcherbak/TASS/Getty Images)

“I just fired the head of the FBI. He was crazy, a real nut job," Trump said, according to The Times. "I faced great pressure because of Russia. That's taken off.”



"I'm not under investigation," he added.

Sources:

https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/05/10/527755991/trump-meets-with-russias-lavrov-at-the-white-house-today

https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-nut-job-james-comey-russia-2017-5

For some reason, The New York Times and the rest of Corporate McPravda immediately let slide that TASS reported the above. No US news media were in the Oval Office to witness and report how the traitor laughed and bragged about selling out the nation.

[spanone]

10. Yucking it up with his favorite donors....

[niyad]

8. May both the F'n, murdering, orange TRAITOR**, and vlad, receive everything they

deserve, along with all their enablers and supporters.

[KPN]

13. Ditto ... and they deserve harsh.

[keithbvadu2]

9. Hey, Dotard! Would you be OK with Vlad declaring Alaska 'independent'?

Hey, Dotard!

Would you be OK with Vlad declaring Alaska 'independent'?

Sarah Palin?

[orleans]

25. of course he'd be okay with that. why would he care? he doesn't live there

and palin wouldn't care as long as it helped get republicans elected. besides, she can already see putin from her house. she'd be flattered to have him as a neighbor ('i can see putin across the street!')

[Jetheels]

11. He could stand in the middle of 5th Avenue and commit treason...........

[Cozmo]

14. Just can't get enough of his crap, it's called masochism. Hope you enjoy yourselves!

[littlemissmartypants]

22. What does this mean? I don't understand it. Please explain.

TIA

❤pants

[Cozmo]

23. Masochism: The enjoyment of what appears to be painful or tiresome

[littlemissmartypants]

24. Isn't it self inflicted though?

Who is the masocist? You?

[Cozmo]

28. It's self inflicted when people insist on posting then reading this GQP crap

[littlemissmartypants]

29. Got it.

It's sure a roundabout way to make a point. Props for being cryptic though.

[IronLionZion]

15. MAGA/Qanon folks are gloating online that Putin "owned" Biden

sounds like treason. hmmm...

[lees1975]

16. This is inexcusable and it is exactly why

the Republicans are going to get creamed in the November mid-terms, if they keep hanging on to this Communist oligarch. Not Putin, Trump.

I think it is now time to stop beating around the bush and get to the point. He belongs in prison, figure out how to get him there.

[musclecar6]

17. Well

I keep thinking when the dumbest of the bunch finally figure out that TFG is just an unhinged con man who is just spewing bullshit when his lips are moving ( or his fingers moving on Twitter before they unceremoniously kicked his ass off), he’s conning his base and simultaneously laughing AT them, they will FINALLY abandon their unhinged adoration for him and metaphorically run his ass out of town on a rail.

Obviously we are not there yet.

[spanone]

18. I haven't heard one republican speak out against him...not one

[bif]

19. It begs the question, why isn't he behind bars?

Fucking traitor!

[ailsagirl]

20. Is anyone surprised??

[YoshidaYui]

21. Donald J Trump is a

Treasonous Insurrectionists Bastard who belongs in Prison for Crimes against Humanity, Con Man and Thief. His brain is so far gone , He is probably flying a Russian Flag at Mar-A-Lago!

[Demovictory9]

26. disgusting