13 totally innocent explanations for Trump's Ukraine shenanigans

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By Dana Milbank
Columnist
September 20 at 5:01 PM

President Trump offered a curious defense against a whistleblower’s reported allegation that he made a troubling “promise” on a call with a foreign leader.

“Is anybody dumb enough to believe that I would say something inappropriate with a foreign leader while on such a potentially ‘heavily populated’ call,” he asked.

Why, yes. Yes, I am dumb enough to believe it, given that the president has previously handed over highly classified intelligence to Russia; sided with Russian President Vladimir Putin against U.S. intelligence; devised military strategy in public at Mar-a-Lago; insulted leaders of Britain, Germany and France; shoved the prime minister of Montenegro; fallen “in love” with North Korea’s dictator; invited the Taliban to Camp David; asked if he could nuke hurricanes; taken children from their parents and put them in warehouses; altered a weather forecast with a Sharpie; said windmills cause cancer; and hired Rudy Giuliani.

The last may be most worrisome, for when the former New York mayor and current raving madman went on CNN on Thursday night to explain the president’s promise, his primary defense was to shout out Joe Biden’s name — 24 times (with cameos for George Soros and Whitey Bulger’s nephew). Giuliani said he had proof that Biden bribed the Ukrainian government to protect his son, but “I don’t have to give you the proof” — and, alas, available evidence doesn’t support Giuliani’s claim.

In the process, Giuliani managed to contradict himself within seconds, first saying he didn’t ask Ukraine to investigate Biden, then saying, “Of course I did.” He completed his defense of the president with a series of random interjections shouted at host Chris Cuomo: “You are a sellout. .?.?. Come after me! .?.?. Go somewhere on an island. .?.?. Do you think I’m a fool? .?.?. I’m institutionally insulting you. .?.?. Holy God! .?.?. You don’t think there’s a Deep State? .?.?. Wait, wait, damn it, let me finish! .?.?. Of course I’m making sense! . . . You shouldn’t be embarrassed for me. .?.?. Of course I’m aware of what I’m saying! .?.?. You shouldn’t have a good night!”

Clearly, Trump and his wild-eyed lawyer can do better. I am here for them.


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