Is Trump a Russian asset?
Is Trump a Russian asset?
This question is more salient today than ever before given Trump's conduct.
I put the question to Trump's nominee for Deputy Secretary of State last week.
Here's why: Right now, every move Trump is making on Ukraine is straight out of the Kremlin's playbook:
- Spread propaganda that Ukraine started the war
- Reframe freedom-loving Ukraine as a dictatorship
- Cut off military aid
- Block intel sharing
- Demean Zelenskyy in the Oval Office
- Weaken the US alliance with Europe that has served our security for 80 years
If Trump were a Russian asset, is there anything more favorable he could be doing?
Oh yes, Trump could also short-circuit our cyber campaign that responds to Russian hacking, election interference, and sabotage that have targeted both the US and our European allies. Wait... he did that last week.
Who benefits? Putin. Who loses? Us.
I'm not letting Trump cozy up to Putin without a fight.
The American people deserve leaders who fight for them—not for corrupt deals or foreign dictators.
I'll be holding the administration's feet to the fire in the Senate to make sure they answer for every betrayal.
Onward!
Jeff
