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Trump is doing Putin's work.
isolating the USA so they cant intefere in eastern europe, and former soviet states. Also delaying or stopping the adoption of green energy, which will hurt RUSSIA in the long run,
If Trump is a Russian asset, why didnt the US pull out of NATO months ago? Why did Mueller's report conclude that there was no collusion between Trump's campaign and Russia?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mueller_report#Findings See "false no collusion claims"
And what disturbances do you mean? NATO spending has exploded in recent years. Last year NATO allies increased spending by 18%. Why would a Russian asset set about a plan that drastically increases the funding for Russia's primary enemy? Why is Trump's whole schtick that Europe needs to start spending more on defense?
Why would Putin kick off the Ukraine war immediately after his "agent" leaves office?
Why, in his first term, was Trump commanding Germany and EU to stop buying Russian gas? Going so far as to sanction comoanies involved with the Nordstream pipeline?
https://www.aber.ac.uk/en/news/archive/2021/02/title-240459-en.html
Collusion/conspiracy/coordinate... just semantics.
Trump is not a Russian asset. He's an easily-manipulated businessman who does things in his own self interest, and that is as American as apple pie. There is no need to invoke Putin. Our descent into Christian Fascism is our own doing - one that Russia no doubt took advantage of. If you truly believe Trump is a Russian asset, then you have to concede that the FBI, the CIA, the NSA, and the Five Eyes have all been captured by Russia as well.
This very article seems to be a prime example. Yes, NATO spending is up, and because of Russia conducting a violent unprovoked invasion of a sovereign territory in their area, and a general reduction in confidence that they can rely on USA and must fend for themselves. Trump's schtick is mostly 'America shouldn't help so much, fend for yourself'. Even with somewhat elevated spending, would that offset the loss of capability that would come with the US just failing to live up to their NATO obligations when the time came?
Because things were going to be as good as he could get them and the best opportunity was before the new administration could reverse course? In the most favorable Russia outcome, Trump might have followed through on threats to further reduce NATO contributions, but with Trump gone and a more NATO-friendly admin in place, things were going to get worse for Putin before they could get better. I vaguely recall some non-US situations that similarly could have greased the wheels for an easier annexation of Ukraine, so it's not like the US is the only factor in such timing anyway, but don't recall what specifics made me think of that.
I will agree that it's not a straightforward "Trump is a Russian agent", but an "asset" is not an agent. He's a convenient "friend" that is easily manipulated/bribed. He doesn't have loyalty or anything like that to Putin, but he is plainly easy to manipulate, and Putin's circle has been consistently in position to do that manipulation for decades. Others may be no saints, but Trump is comparitively easier to mess with because of just being terrible at the things he purports to be good at.
“If you truly believe Trump is a Russian asset, then you have to concede that the FBI, the CIA, the NSA, and the Five Eyes have all been captured by Russia as well.”
Would not surprise me. Of course at this point, it is a conspiracy theory, but too many things tie Trump to Russia in the 80s and 90s. I think that is when it started. It’s been a slow roll since then and trumps mismanage of his assets, over time, has put him in a position that he owes the oligarchs of Russia a lot money or favors. As a matter of fact, the conspiracy theory suggest Melanie Trump, origanally from a Russian controlled territory, was forced to marry trump to keep him in line.
Conspiracy theories are outlandish. Everything points to the fact that the majority of GOP was bought off by Russia. Pretending that just Trump is compromised is the only "conspiracy theory".
People also like to ignore that Trump armed Ukraine with Javelins during his first presidency.
I don’t see a Russian asset doing this.
People also like to ignore Trump tried to blackmail Ukraine into investigating his political rival for which he got an impeachment for.
Trump should not have any say whatsoever in anything related to the Ukraine.
It is staggering he could even be elected after this, but for Congress not to protect Ukraine from a straight up criminal is unconscionable.
I’m more than aware that the orange buffoon betrayed Ukraine after Ukraine raised objections to helping Trump find dirt on Biden.
But that two major arms sales to Ukraine were approved under his presidency at all is proof that Trump isn’t taking orders from Putin.
The whole GOP is up Russia's ass unless you missed the whole Orwellian Russia is good Ukraine is bad rhetoric they desperately want the public to accept.
Listen, the US sells arms. It is a purveyor of death with business people playing both ends making money off of human death. This is not proof Trump is friendly to Ukraine it is a business transaction.
The truth is his apparatus (who really run things) have been brazenly hostile to the Ukraine. It is literally a game to see how much they can get away with. All while the innocents on both sides die.
I am absolutely astonished on how far low the US government can stoop. They have always been horrible, but when they take the mask off you see how truly disgusting the charade is.
All I have seen from the Orangutan administration is inconsistency and that includes rhetoric towards Russia and Ukraine.
Sometimes Trump is pro-UA.
Sometimes Trump is pro-RU.
Inconsistency is consistent with the Trump administration.
Even in internal politics, the orange buffoon is inconsistent.
Sometimes Trump loves Zohran Mamdani.
Sometimes Trump hates Zohran Mamdani.
Oh, wee, so cool. If he had supplied em with more than just that, Russia's aggression would've been pushed back.
Do you two think that being a asset/,spy/double agent means you also don't do things to make you look less suspicious?
If he pulled out of Nato too soon, it wouldn't look good. He made it into a show. Gave it reasons to be done.
Oh, he gave some Javs? That at most just slowed down the Russians? Ya, if he would have given them tanks, Helicopters, jets, and supplies, the Russians would've been beaten back.
It's called making a scene. He's being told what he can and can't do. The only saving grace is that Russia is obviously overconfident, and they all believe they are some unstoppable force.
Ukraine has made do with what they got and have proven Russians are nothing but Brutes.
I guarantee dollars to doughnuts if we take out Russia. I mean, destroyed them, Putin turned into a red mist, and all that followed him the same. Trumps whole thing would fall apart.
Why would Trump/Putin be afraid of looking suspicious? I thought yalls whole thing was that Trump's status as a Russian spy is clear as day and known to all.
Trump could have easily not gave Javelins to the Ukrainians as not even Obama gave lethal aid to Ukraine!! This alone makes your assertion of him merely trying to avoid suspicion, untenable.