I would add that in addition to case officers, there is Putin's network of oligarchs, all of whom rely on Putin's favor to do business. These are the guys who over the years purchased more than 1300 properties developed by the Trump organization; who got Trump involved in the Miss Universe pageant; who were among the first to suggest that Trump should have a go at POTUS.
I would add that in addition to case officers, there is Putin's network of oligarchs, all of whom rely on Putin's favor to do business. These are the guys who over the years purchased more than 1300 properties developed by the Trump organization; who got Trump involved in the Miss Universe pageant; who were among the first to suggest that Trump should have a go at POTUS.
Its easy to imagine how Putin would take a run at Trump to get him to want to leave NATO. He'd just point out how unfair it is that the US carries the greatest financial burden and how Obama was too weak willed to walk away from NATO. Then Putin gets his cyber assets to post that same idea all over right wing social media and eventually someone at Fox picks it up as a talking point for attacking Obama and other democratic leaders. Once Trump sees it being talked about by his base, he's hooked.
Rupert Murdoch simply wants to do whatever it takes to elect Republicans. I donтАЩt think he is in Putins pocket. Murdoch knows that Republicans canтАЩt win without support from Trumps base. Until it is proven that Trump is toxic to Republican fortunes as a party, Murdoch wonтАЩt change. Having said that - he is a soulless husk for prioritizing party and profit over democracy and country.
I would add that in addition to case officers, there is Putin's network of oligarchs, all of whom rely on Putin's favor to do business. These are the guys who over the years purchased more than 1300 properties developed by the Trump organization; who got Trump involved in the Miss Universe pageant; who were among the first to suggest that Trump should have a go at POTUS.
Its easy to imagine how Putin would take a run at Trump to get him to want to leave NATO. He'd just point out how unfair it is that the US carries the greatest financial burden and how Obama was too weak willed to walk away from NATO. Then Putin gets his cyber assets to post that same idea all over right wing social media and eventually someone at Fox picks it up as a talking point for attacking Obama and other democratic leaders. Once Trump sees it being talked about by his base, he's hooked.
You laid it out perfectly. This has played out over and over, most people don't have the critical thinking skills to see the pattern.
I wonder what the connection, if any, is between the owner of Fox News and Putin.
Rupert Murdoch simply wants to do whatever it takes to elect Republicans. I donтАЩt think he is in Putins pocket. Murdoch knows that Republicans canтАЩt win without support from Trumps base. Until it is proven that Trump is toxic to Republican fortunes as a party, Murdoch wonтАЩt change. Having said that - he is a soulless husk for prioritizing party and profit over democracy and country.