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Really American host Tony Hinderman breaks down Trump ranting about Zelenskyy being a Dictator, meanwhile Trump's becoming best friends with Putin! - 02/19/2025.
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Trump RAGES Against Our ALLY In UNHINGED Morning Tirade - Really American (Original Post)
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MaddowBlog-Ignoring backlash, Trump leans into false claim about Zelenskyy being a 'dictator'
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(158,374 posts)1. MaddowBlog-Ignoring backlash, Trump leans into false claim about Zelenskyy being a 'dictator'
Presidents only get so much political capital, and Trump has decided to invest his finite capital into supporting Putin's authoritarian regime in Moscow.
https://bsky.app/profile/stevebenen.com/post/3limgqblntc2i
Presidents only get so much political capital, and Trump has decided to invest his finite capital into supporting Putin's authoritarian regime in Russia.
Maybe the White House could try explaining why.
Maybe the White House could try explaining why.
https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/ignoring-backlash-trump-leans-false-claim-zelenskyy-dictator-rcna192955
As Wednesday came to an end, and much of the world tried to come to terms with the fact that the White House had effectively switched sides, aligning the United States with our adversary and against our ally, Trump leaned into his offensive again. NBC News reported on comments the Republican made at the Future Investment Initiative Institutes PRIORITY Summit in Miami Beach, Florida.
The American president delivered the unscripted remarks with the confidence of a man who didnt appear to care at all about the geopolitical or electoral consequences.
https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:4llrhdclvdlmmynkwsmg5tdc/post/3likwvp5ywd2p
Its worth emphasizing, of course, that Trumps rhetoric isnt just dangerously bizarre, its also wildly at odds with reality. The American presidents anti-Ukraine lies have also drawn international rebukes from traditional U.S. allies, and even some congressional Republicans have carefully expressed disagreement with Trumps radical nonsense.
Theres even reason to believe the White House is not on board with the broad American mainstream. The latest national poll from Quinnipiac University asked respondents, Do you think the United States should trust Russian President Vladimir Putin, or not? At a point in our history in which the public is deeply divided on many issues, 81% of Americans dont agree on much, but in this survey, 81% of people said the United States should not trust Russias authoritarian leader. (Click the link for more information on the polls methodology and margin of error.)
And yet, there was Trump in the Oval Office last week, telling reporters on camera that he trusts Putin.
https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:iu4j537hox5huj4bwnwgub4z/post/3li3jupn5i52d
.....But hes doing it anyway. Presidents only get so much political capital, and for reasons Trump has never made any meaningful effort to explain, hes decided to invest his finite political capital into supporting the authoritarian regime in Moscow.
Maybe someday, the White House can explain why.
President Zelenskyy talked the United States of America into spending $350 billion to go into a war that basically couldnt be won, Trump said. The only thing he was really good at was playing Joe Biden like a fiddle. He played him like a fiddle. Trump repeated his characterization of Zelenskyy as a dictator and asserted without clear evidence that Zelenskyy is refusing to hold an election because he is losing the support of his citizens.
The American president delivered the unscripted remarks with the confidence of a man who didnt appear to care at all about the geopolitical or electoral consequences.
https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:4llrhdclvdlmmynkwsmg5tdc/post/3likwvp5ywd2p
Link to tweet
Its worth emphasizing, of course, that Trumps rhetoric isnt just dangerously bizarre, its also wildly at odds with reality. The American presidents anti-Ukraine lies have also drawn international rebukes from traditional U.S. allies, and even some congressional Republicans have carefully expressed disagreement with Trumps radical nonsense.
Theres even reason to believe the White House is not on board with the broad American mainstream. The latest national poll from Quinnipiac University asked respondents, Do you think the United States should trust Russian President Vladimir Putin, or not? At a point in our history in which the public is deeply divided on many issues, 81% of Americans dont agree on much, but in this survey, 81% of people said the United States should not trust Russias authoritarian leader. (Click the link for more information on the polls methodology and margin of error.)
And yet, there was Trump in the Oval Office last week, telling reporters on camera that he trusts Putin.
https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:iu4j537hox5huj4bwnwgub4z/post/3li3jupn5i52d
Link to tweet
.....But hes doing it anyway. Presidents only get so much political capital, and for reasons Trump has never made any meaningful effort to explain, hes decided to invest his finite political capital into supporting the authoritarian regime in Moscow.
Maybe someday, the White House can explain why.