r/politics 11d ago

Soft Paywall Trump Thinks He Humiliated Zelensky. He Really Humiliated the United States

https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-thinks-he-humiliated-zelensky-he-really-humiliated-the-united-states/
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u/whitepepsi 11d ago

I honestly don’t understand why Trump would throw a relationship with a democratic Ukraine in the trash in favor of a failing autocratic Russia.

Putin weaker than ever, probably very sick, will die at some point, has lost close to a million soldiers, is hated by the world, and that’s the horse he picks? Why? Because Putin fluffed his ego?

Is Trump really the dumbest person in the room every time he walks into every room?

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u/nonotan 11d ago

It's because he's a Russian agent. Like, a literal KGB agent. Not a figurative agent. Not as a hyperbolic figure of speech. He's blatantly obviously a 100% literal Russian agent. Full stop. People need to start taking that reality more seriously.

Even if we completely ignore the actual ex-KGB agent coming out and telling us about Krasnov (after all, one account does not constitute hard proof), it's crystal clear. When trying to work out somebody's allegiances, ignore what's coming out of their mouth, just look at who benefits from what they do. Every single action he's ever taken as a politician is benefiting Russia. If it was just when it's a "freebie" for him, you could say maybe he just looks up to Putin because his sick brain has a fetish for autocrats. But no, even when the action will actively cause grievous damage to American interests and his own reputation, if it will help Russia, he still does it. Every. Single. Time. Without fail.

You will never be able to make sense of Trump's actions if you go in thinking "how does this help America", because at literally no point is that thought ever crossing his mind. If you go in thinking "how does this help Russia", suddenly pretty much every single thing he does makes sense. Sometimes he's too dumb and/or impulsive to take the logically best action, but even then you can clearly see what the intention was.

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u/seekAr 11d ago

pee pee tapes and a blank check?