The Russians (also) have Kompromat on Trump
Putin showed Trump the blackmail material he has on him. Trump has no power globally when he has these things going against him
He had all the cards and gave them all away. Probably on purpose.
He had the card his Russian handler let him hold for a while so he could give them back to their rightful owner (Putin)
Putin needs a way out. He can’t beat Ukraine, so it’s easier to have Trump get him what he wants, with the only cost being to let Trump brag about “winning”
Trump is Putin’s hail Mary play. If Trump fails to deliver, both Putin and Trump are fucked.
Read the article, her point is that if Trump could use his infamous deal making power to get Russia out of Ukraine without ceding any Ukrainian territory, then that would be a large enough achievement that she, personally, would nominate him.
But she says it because she strongly suspects it would never happen. Trump will never stand up to Putin, and will have no problem selling our Ukraine in any peace settlement.
It would never happen, because so far everything he did his first term and this 7 months benefited the Russia.
But if he would do it, why not? That would actually finally be something worth of a nomination.
Somewhat related, but this is a great roast related to his desire of having a Nobel peace prize by India:
Oh I know, I thought it was hilarious. She knew he was going to get owned at the meeting. He also didn’t know how to respond when he heard she said that, lol.
Wow what an insight she had, not everyone else on earth thought trump would epically fail at peace negotiations. /S
if Trump could use his infamous deal making power to get Russia out of Ukraine without ceding any Ukrainian territory
Then he’d need to offer something of equal or greater value. So… Alaska? Idfk.
Trump’s deals have enriched himself, consistently. This isn’t any different.
I don’t care about anything said by the woman who had such hubris to think she was guaranteed to win, thus running an unpopular campaign that resulted in his first term. Go away, lady.
She should have been guaranteed a win against Trump.
This is more about the American voter and less about her.
Both things can be true but absolutely. Look at everything that’s happened since and how folks have still been team MAGA.
The election was just the first veil dropping. Actually more like the 3rd or so but still.
The deal was made long ago.
Trump has cards. Fuck up Russia. Make them squeal. Twist their arm, punch them in the nose with a few well placed missiles in Moscow.
Hell, flood the country with free Vodka and then invade Moscow. The US government can and should occupy Russia. We’d win easily. Why do we spend all this time negotiating with despots? It just makes them feel important.
You are putting a lot of faith in two megalomaniac narcissistic assholes with an ego bigger than their country not using their big nukey toys if they ever entered a direct conflict.
Nuclear powers don’t do direct conflict for a good reason.
Calm down.
Crazy guys have nukes. No bueno.
The US government can and should occupy Russia. We’d win easily.
I laughed so hard I think I pooped my pants a little.
Not sure why you find it funny. You’re not talking about a country of religious zealots like you find in the Middle East. You’re talking about a country full of drunks where half of all deaths for men are attributable to alcoholism. Add in that Ukraine has steadily ground down Russia’s supply of military hardware to the point where Russia is now pretty much a soft target. Russians are riding into battle on e-bikes now because they barely have any tanks left. Of the tanks that do remain, they’re circa 1940s and 50s.
Edit: or, downvote and say nothing because you haven’t got a response.
It’s funny because you still seem to be hung up on “my toys are more expensive than yours, therefore I win” mentality.
That logic didn’t work for the US in Vietnam, Iraq or Afghanistan. And it didn’t work for Russia in Ukraine.
You’re talking about a country full of drunks.
Underestimating your enemy is my best guess as to where the US goes so wrong when invading “weaker” countries, but I’m no expert.
Yeah, Europe and USA could just give Ukraine tons of long range missiles and tell them to do as they please. Giving Moscow a taste of its own medicine could change things real quick. However, the problem is that both USA and Europe are dependent on Russian exports for energy. Europe gets something like 30% of its energy from Russian naturual gas and USA gets most of its fissile uranium from Russia. Until Europe and USA completely shut off Russian energy sources, it’s all a dog and pony show
The US and Europe can own Russian natural gas
He’s Putins bitch in case you missed the last ten years
I thought it started in the 90’?
Yea, but most people didn’t know who or what Trump was back then. God I miss not knowing about him…
That would require Trump not to be a Russian stooge.
And if we’re talking about ways to bring Russia to heel, expropriating all EU and US assets held by Russian oligarchs would be a great start. And after that, send in spies to pick off those oligarchs one by one, in obvious but deniable ways. Putin only keeps his job as long as they know he can protect them and keep them rich.
Exactly, Trump has lots of cards, he just refuses to play them, and is making USA irrelevant with his inaction.
