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Donald Trump made clear that his personal grudge with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky hasn’t abated during a phone interview with NBC News.

Speaking with Meet the Press anchor Kristen Welker on Saturday, the president knocked Zelensky for offering assistance to the U.S. and Middle Eastern countries, the latter of which the Ukrainian president said on Friday were seeking his aid in sharing drone detection technology.

The “last person we need help from is Zelensky,” Trump told Welker.

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[–] Raiderkev@lemmy.world 83 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Guys, in starting to think this president might be a Russian asset

[–] GiveOver@feddit.uk 19 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

My Trump is not a communist. He may be a liar, a pig, an idiot, a communist, but he is not a porn star!

[–] icelimit@lemmy.ml 3 points 18 hours ago (1 children)
[–] Soulg@ani.social 8 points 18 hours ago

It's a Simpsons reference

[–] Corporal_Punishment@feddit.uk 24 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

Wait just a minute.

Just because everything he says and does is intended to benefit his Russian masters, it doesnt mean he's a Russian asset

[–] deczzz@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 17 hours ago (2 children)

Why would he go to war with Iran then. Iran have an alliance with Russia.

[–] Corporal_Punishment@feddit.uk 4 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

Because Israel did.

Because the war actually benefits Russia as it gives Trump an excuse to lift sanctions.

Because his advisors convinced him it was a good idea.

Trump is narcissistic and mercurial. He will change his mind depending on his mood and opinion about the person whispering in his ear

In the case of Putin, one minute he is openly admiring him, the next he is criticising him. Then he's back to appeasing him again. Like with the lifting of sanctions.

[–] phutatorius@lemmy.zip 1 points 13 hours ago

Because the war actually benefits Russia as it gives Trump an excuse to lift sanctions.

And it drives up the oil price, which also benefits Russia.

Once you realize how thoroughly Trump is Putin's bitch, it all makes sense.

5 dimensional chess: He weakens the US so that Russia has a weaker "enemy".

[–] MSugarhill@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 21 hours ago (2 children)

Trump may be many things, but I do not want to live in a world where he is an asset.

[–] 0x0@lemmy.zip 1 points 13 hours ago

He is also alive, unfortunately.

[–] luciferofastora@feddit.org 3 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

Time to make him useless to them then. He'd still be a puppet, but no longer an asset.

[–] P00ptart@lemmy.world 4 points 17 hours ago

He'd still be an asshat.