Don't get snowed by the GOP strategy on Alexander Vindman.
The big lie they're telling is that govt professionals worked to undermine Trump's *policies.*
But Trump's acts weren't rooted in policy. They were rooted in corrupt self interest.
New piece:
washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/…
The big lie they're telling is that govt professionals worked to undermine Trump's *policies.*
But Trump's acts weren't rooted in policy. They were rooted in corrupt self interest.
New piece:
washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/…
Trump's actions had nothing to do with any conception of foreign policy in the national interest.
They were *only* about corrupt self-interest.
The known facts confirm this. We aren't obliged to pretend there's a shred of legitimacy to the GOP argument.
washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/…
They were *only* about corrupt self-interest.
The known facts confirm this. We aren't obliged to pretend there's a shred of legitimacy to the GOP argument.
washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/…
One other point.
The basic goal of Trump's propagandists is to eradicate public faith in the very idea that government professionals like Vindman might make reasoned judgments about Trump’s misconduct that are rooted in good-faith empiricism.
washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/…
The basic goal of Trump's propagandists is to eradicate public faith in the very idea that government professionals like Vindman might make reasoned judgments about Trump’s misconduct that are rooted in good-faith empiricism.
washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/…
We are not obliged to concede a shred of legitimacy to the GOP claim that Trump's conduct was rooted in any conception of policy in the national interest.
It was naked, corrupt self-interest.
We have a body of *known facts* we can consult on the matter:
washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/…
It was naked, corrupt self-interest.
We have a body of *known facts* we can consult on the matter:
washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/…
