It was always a ludicrous notion that by buying a few social media ads and leaking some dirty DNC emails Putin could swing the election. He would have to overcome Hillary’s billion dollar war chest, the incalculable in-kind contributions from her canine media, and Trump’s sui generis bombast and spittle. Does that sound like a bet a cagey KGB operative would make?
The theory becomes even more ludicrous in light of Trump’s actions as president. In contrast to his predecessor, Trump’s administration is the worst thing that has happened to Vladimir Putin or Russia since the fall of the Iron Curtain. He’s pounding Putin worse than Barack Obama ever pretended to want to. Let’s count the ways.
Since Trump’s inauguration last January, the United States has confronted, criticized, or frustrated Russia in global diplomatic forums, in military alliances, in economic competition, in regional military conflicts, and in prosecuting human rights abusers. US Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley set the tone early, calling out Russia for coddling Bashar Assad’s atrocities in Syria. In blunt language never heard from her recent predecessors, Haley declared to the UN General Assembly:
Donald Trump Is Sticking it to Putin’s Russia and Making Obama Look Bad
The theory becomes even more ludicrous in light of Trump’s actions as president. In contrast to his predecessor, Trump’s administration is the worst thing that has happened to Vladimir Putin or Russia since the fall of the Iron Curtain. He’s pounding Putin worse than Barack Obama ever pretended to want to. Let’s count the ways.
Since Trump’s inauguration last January, the United States has confronted, criticized, or frustrated Russia in global diplomatic forums, in military alliances, in economic competition, in regional military conflicts, and in prosecuting human rights abusers. US Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley set the tone early, calling out Russia for coddling Bashar Assad’s atrocities in Syria. In blunt language never heard from her recent predecessors, Haley declared to the UN General Assembly:
“Every time Assad has crossed the line of human decency Russia has stood beside him. Let’s think about the possible reasons for Russia’s failure. It could be that Russia is knowingly allowing chemical weapons to remain in Syria. It could be that Russia has been incompetent in its efforts to remove the chemical weapons. Or, it could be that the Assad regime is playing the Russians for fools, telling them that there are no chemical weapons, all the while stockpiling them on their bases. The world is waiting for the Russian government to act responsibly in Syria.”
Donald Trump Is Sticking it to Putin’s Russia and Making Obama Look Bad