Excerpts from a current article in
The Wall Street Journal:
"President Donald Trump on Monday publicly questioned U.S. intelligence agencies’ conclusion that Moscow interfered in the 2016 presidential election while standing beside Russian leader Vladimir Putin, saying he “didn’t see any reason why” the finding would be true."
"Mr. Trump also attacked his Justice Department and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, describing the probe of whether his associates colluded with Russia’s efforts to interfere in the election as a “disaster for our country” that has “kept us apart.” And he continued to blame the U.S., at least in part, for the poor state of relations with Moscow, saying the U.S. had been “foolish.”
"“Our relationship has never been worse than it is now,” Mr. Trump declared. “However, that changed, about four hours ago.” Hours earlier, in a tweet, Mr. Trump blamed the U.S. for the poor state of its relations with Moscow."
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Translation: Russia can do no wrong. By contrast, unfomfortable analysis by career American intelligence & law enforcement experts is not to be trusted and/or demonstrates a 'deep state' conspiracy. This is beyond disgusting on so many levels.
Relatedly, in response to the last question, it was interesting that Putin didn't deny having dirt on Tweety Amin, either.
I was surprised that Paul Ryan (lame duck twit that he is) was so quick to say Russia isn't our friend. Given his past remarks, he comes across as aloof and out of touch -- "I haven't followed that" or "I'm not familar with..." tends to be his default way of responding to DC news.
After this treason-esque performance, Tweety Amin has no business lambasting pro athletes about 'standing' and 'singing' for the national anthem ... since clearly his loyalties lie elsewhere.
Here's a wrapup for anyone not seeing the traitorous behavior for what it is:
(JHohmann WaPo)
Col. James McDonough, the U.S. Army’s attache to Poland, highlighted “Russia’s Moral Hypocrisy” in a piece for Task and Purpose magazine this spring: “Russian soldiers occupy Moldova, Georgia, and Ukraine in violation of all international norms. Through these occupations Moscow enables the pirate state of Transnistria, enables the backwards ‘independence’ of Abkhazia and South Ossetia, strips Crimea from its internationally recognized sovereign, and feeds the Russian separatist movement in the Donbass. After supporting Libyan leader Mommar Khadafi for years, the Kremlin now backs one of his henchmen, warlord Khalifa Hafter, instead of the Western-backed, and UN-recognized, Government of National Accord, reportedly in exchange for military basing rights in eastern Libya. Further east in Sudan, Russia is exporting arms to the government of Omar al-Bashir whose abysmal record on human rights has left him shunned by more civilized countries. Most alarmingly, Russia has cozied up to Iran, the most significant exporter of terrorism in the Middle East, and Syrian leader, Bashar al-Assad, whose atrocities against his own people are now well known to the world. Russia’s bedfellows reek, and yet Moscow does not mind the smell. And where on the globe has Russian foreign policy been a force for justice and decency? Nothing comes to mind.”
If you want to go deeper, two recent pieces capture what was until recently a bipartisan consensus:
“Russia and America Aren't Morally Equivalent. There is no comparison between Russian efforts to undermine elections and American efforts to strengthen them,” by Princeton professor Thomas Melia in the Atlantic.
“Russia’s nefarious meddling is nothing like democracy assistance,” by Daniel Twining, president of the International Republican Institute, and Kenneth Wollack, president of the National Democratic Institute, in the Washington Post.
But you don't have to believe what I say. Read it for yourself.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/15/opinion/trump-russia-investigation-putin.html?action=click&module=Trending&pgtype=Article®ion=Footer&contentCollection=Trending
The Atlantic's James Fallows says it best: 'This Is the Moment of Truth for Republicans'
https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2018/07/moment-of-decision/565289/
Also, I never thought I'd see this headline as an American --
'Trump sides with Russia against FBI at Helsinki summit'
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-44852812
Doesn’t nearly everyone in our own government (except Trump and maybe Bolton and Pence) acknowledge the Russians tinkered big time with the last one?
And P says he’s a Trump supporter. (Which lends itself to a bad joke: ”With friends like that ... )
One picture is worth...
I disagree with your use of the term “borderline.”
Reason: Just listened to some of the Prez’s remarks on the nightly news. Can you ever remember when a President of the United States stood next to the leader of another nation (adversarial or not) and attacked a fellow U.S. citizen by name? I can’t.