After meeting sought by Putin, Trump took Russia’s side in international disputes, to the dismay of our European allies.
In a photo made available by the Russian Foreign Ministry, President Trump spoke on May 10, 2017, to Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Ambassador to the U.S. Sergey Kislyak.Lately I’ve been thinking of a scene in the Oval Office shortly after Donald Trump was inaugurated as president of the United States.
For the rest of his presidency, Trump consistently took the Russian side in international disputes, to the great consternation of our allies in Europe, the beleaguered country of Ukraine, and even our own national security officials, whom he openly ignored and belittled. Indeed, his handling of Ukraine led to his first impeachment.
In the 1930’s, there were plenty of apologists in the United States for bad actors in Italy, Germany, Russia and Spain. Then, as now, the defenders of liberal democracy were under siege by autocrats and their apologists. Today it is the Alt Right in Europe and America, including Steve Bannon. And in the media, it’s Tucker Carlson, one of Fox News’ main propagandists.
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