Putin's Pals Dream Up Fresh Plot to Help Trump Beat Biden
from the Daily Beast
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In Moscow, the possibility that former President Donald Trump might end up in prison or even seek asylum in Russia has long been a topic of discussion on the Kremlin-controlled state television. A federal indictment that was unsealed on Friday revealed that Trump is facing 37 felony counts, because of a trove of classified documents he retained, including Americas military plans and nuclear secrets.
Troubled by the magnitude of the criminal jeopardy their favored candidate is facing, the Kremlins mouthpieces on state medias airwaves are openly brainstorming how to help Trump by undermining President Joe Bidenreflecting the efforts that are likely taking place behind the scenes. After all, Trump represents Moscows best hope that the U.S. will eventually stop supporting Ukraine, which would in turn allow Russia to swallow it whole.
When it was first revealed that Trumps Mar-a-Lago estate was searched by the FBI and contained hundreds of classified documents, Russian state TV host Evgeny Popov mockingly noted: Turns out that the investigation against Trump has to do with the disappearance of secret documents from the White House, related to the development of new nuclear weapons by the United States... Obviously, if there were any important documents, theyve been studying them in Moscow for a while. Whats the point of searching?
Now that the search has resulted in a multitude of charges, Popov and his fellow propagandists are not nearly as giddy but still hold out the hope that the Republicans and their mouthpieceslike Russias beloved Tucker Carlsonwill manage to harm Biden and undermine U.S. aid to Ukraine.
Appearing on Vladimir Solovyovs morning broadcast of Full Contact, "Americanologist" Dmitry Drobnitsky mockingly predicted that in light of the criminal charges that threaten the main contenders of the presidential race, the final battle might be between Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Nikki Haley. He pointed out that RFK Jr. surprised everyone with higher-than-anticipated popularity ratings but noted that he is unlikely to prevail. Nonetheless, Drobnitsky said, Kennedys participation in the elections will enable him to inject his pro-Russian talking points about Ukraine into the mainstreama beneficial side effect for Moscow.
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EYESORE 9001
(27,427 posts)trying to develop an economy based on more than fossil fuel extraction and troll farms? They might try something, yunno, productive for a change. Try manufacturing something. Join a trade org or two. Maybe just try to act like you could join the ranks of civilized nations.
SouthernDem4ever
(6,618 posts)but then they put Putin in office who would rather be a dictator than a true leader.
EYESORE 9001
(27,427 posts)Oligarchs wanted a clone of Pinochet - literally. Its documented. They wanted a strong man to keep a jackboot on the throat of domestic dissent. Now theyre unable to rein in the MFer.
SouthernDem4ever
(6,618 posts)They will have to truly make amends by paying for Ukraine's reconstruction if they want to salvage any image of Russia.
EYESORE 9001
(27,427 posts)Like millions of Chinese taking up residence in Siberia.
SouthernDem4ever
(6,618 posts)Apparently this goes as far back to the Qing dynasty of China. Thanks for the tip - trying to find good articles not behind paywalls.