Opinion: Three big takeaways from Trump’s awful new admission about Putin
In the electoral context, Trump is perfectly fine with Russia attacking U.S. democracy if it benefits him. This is of course not to say Trump is fine with Russian bounties on U.S. troops. He very well might sincerely believe it isn’t happening.not wanting to probe too deeply into stories that might expose Russian intentions toward the U.S. in a particularly malign light when he may be hoping to gain from more Russian undermining of U.S. democracy.
This has been a pattern. Asked if the Saudis should be held accountable for the butchery of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, TrumpAnd when an interviewer told Trump that Putin is “a killer,” TrumpYes, of course the United States has its own horrifying history and the world is full of viciousness. But Trump’s real point is not to seriously lament these things.
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