I’ve been meaning to point out this simple truth for ages & today seems as good a day as any: whether or not Trump raises, and Putin admits, interference is 100% meaningless & Trump is insulting everyone’s intelligence by stringing this out as a will-he-won’t-he story. (1/3)
Simple thought experiment. There are two hypotheses: either Russia did interfere or Russia didn’t. (Yes, I know- but bear with me for the sake of the thought experiment.) Now, imagine how Russia reacts if accused of meddling in each of the two scenarios... (2/3)
Scenario 1 (Russia did *not* interfere): Putin denies interfering
Scenario 2 (Russia *did* interfere): Putin denies interfering
Therefore making an issue of whether Trump raises it with Putin bigly misses the point & distracts from the real, troubling questions. QED (3/3)
Scenario 2 (Russia *did* interfere): Putin denies interfering
Therefore making an issue of whether Trump raises it with Putin bigly misses the point & distracts from the real, troubling questions. QED (3/3)
Bonus tweet:
So shame on Trump for stringing this charade out as a smokescreen.
And shame on Trump’s opponents and all those who merely want to get at the truth, or hold him to account, for falling for this - hook, line and sinker. // #TrumpPutin #TrumpRussia #HelsinkiSummit
So shame on Trump for stringing this charade out as a smokescreen.
And shame on Trump’s opponents and all those who merely want to get at the truth, or hold him to account, for falling for this - hook, line and sinker. // #TrumpPutin #TrumpRussia #HelsinkiSummit
