“The last two weeks leave no question about President Trump’s feelings toward Russian dictator Vladimir Putin. The speed and totality of Trump’s policy shift shocked our foreign allies and divided congressional Republicans, culminating in his surprise decision to pause all military aid to Ukraine even as the country faced a heavy new round of Russian air raids.
America’s pivot to a pro-Russian foreign policy isn’t Trump’s doing alone, though/ Across the federal government, we are witnessing a coordinated Republican effort to realign American foreign policy away from the world’s liberal democracies and toward gangster regimes like Putin’s.
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Sadly, plenty of Republican leaders are willing to whitewash Putin’s brutality for political gain. Trump’s frontal assault began in earnest this week when he joined Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) to demand Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s resignation. Calling for regime change against an American ally is a hugely destabilizing move, made even worse by a Republican media blitz intended to portray Zelensky not as the victim of unprovoked Russian aggression but as a dictator and aggressor.”
Sadly, plenty of GOP leaders are willing to whitewash Vladimir Putin’s brutality for political gain.
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Shocking, but not surprising.
Trump and Republicans on the fascist right have long admired Putin, admired despots and dictators, admired brutal, naked aggression.
Trump has returned to coddling dictators and attacking our allies.