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2016 Postmortem
Showing Original Post only (View all)Trump & Putin. Yes, It's Really a Thing - Josh Marshall [View all]
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/trump-putin-yes-it-s-really-a-thingRead it. Devastating implications for Trump.
"Over the last year there has been a recurrent refrain about the seeming bromance between Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin. More seriously, but relatedly, many believe Trump is an admirer and would-be emulator of Putin's increasingly autocratic and illiberal rule. But there's quite a bit more to the story. At a minimum, Trump appears to have a deep financial dependence on Russian money from persons close to Putin. And this is matched to a conspicuous solicitousness to Russian foreign policy interests where they come into conflict with US policies which go back decades through administrations of both parties. There is also something between a non-trivial and a substantial amount of evidence suggesting Putin-backed financial support of Trump or a non-tacit alliance between the two men."
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Very disturbing. Many in the GOP seem to have developed a bizarre Putin-fetish over the last several
WIProgressive88
Jul 2016
#24
Red baiting has a very long history in the US and was never confined to the GOP.
merrily
Jul 2016
#27