It's time to stop calling Trump a "Russian dupe." The truth is much worse.
Trump is an *active and willing* ally of Putinism, and he is *knowingly and deliberately* aligning himself with it, to serve his own corrupt and malevolent ends.
New piece:
washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/…
Trump is an *active and willing* ally of Putinism, and he is *knowingly and deliberately* aligning himself with it, to serve his own corrupt and malevolent ends.
New piece:
washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/…
The lie about Ukrainian interference is Russian propaganda. But Trump hasn't been *duped* into spreading it.
Rather, he recognizes an alliance of his own interests with Russia's in corrupting US democracy to serve his own malevolent and corrupt ends.
washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/…
Rather, he recognizes an alliance of his own interests with Russia's in corrupting US democracy to serve his own malevolent and corrupt ends.
washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/…
The Ukraine lie is also an effort to cover up Trump's *own* corrupt conduct in 2016.
Trumpworld's coordination with Russian electoral sabotage in 2016, and Trump's efforts to extort more foreign help in 2020, are part of the same story:
washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/…
Trumpworld's coordination with Russian electoral sabotage in 2016, and Trump's efforts to extort more foreign help in 2020, are part of the same story:
washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/…
It's time to ask whether Trump and his GOP defenders are realigning themselves with what you might call "Putinism."
This requires Democrats to make a much bigger case than many of them are making.
I talked to @djrothkopf and @SimonWDC about this:
washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/…
This requires Democrats to make a much bigger case than many of them are making.
I talked to @djrothkopf and @SimonWDC about this:
washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/…
