MAGA, I need you all to answer one question for me — with a few supporting ones:
Question: If Donald Trump were compromised by Vladimir Putin, how would he act any differently than he does now?
Would he refuse to criticize or attack Putin no matter how many times the Russian dictator makes him look like a jackass?
Would he blame Ukraine more for the war started by Russia’s invasion than he does Russia for invading a sovereign nation?
Would he issue weak, empty threats for Putin to agree to a peace deal — within two weeks — or else... but then never follow through on any of those threats?
Would he constantly brag about what “great friends” he is with Putin?
Would he blow off intelligence reports that Russia is helping Iran target American soldiers?
Would he spend a decade tearing apart NATO and our alliances, which is exactly what Putin wants — a weakened NATO and an isolated United States?
Would he only sign sanctions on Russia when Congress effectively forced him to — then unilaterally defy those sanctions by making deals with Putin that help funnel billions of dollars to Russia?
Would he parrot Russian propaganda about the war in Ukraine, such as Ukraine being the one that started the war and doesn’t want peace?
Would nearly every “peace deal” he’s proposed almost entirely favor Russia and offer next to nothing for Ukraine?
Would he constantly try to paint Zelenskyy as corrupt and in need of replacement, while praising Putin and never once calling for him to be replaced for starting the war?
Would he berate the Ukrainian president at the White House while literally rolling out a red carpet on U.S. soil for Putin?
Would his eldest son be close enough to an oligarch with ties to Putin that the Russian businessman gave him hundreds of thousands of dollars — a reality they tried to hide until reporters exposed that this had happened?
Would he invite Russia to the G20 summit in the United States?
Would he spend years casting doubt on Russia’s interference in our elections when multiple U.S. intelligence reports confirmed they’ve definitely interfered in our elections?
Would he have almost immediately paused aid to Ukraine upon his return to the White House?
Would he be actively trying to reduce America’s military footprint and influence in Europe?
Would he have voted alongside Russia against a U.N. General Assembly resolution that condemned Russia’s aggression against Ukraine and called for Russian forces to withdraw?
Obviously, those are rhetorical, because he did every damn one of those things — and that’s not even near everything he’s said or done that’s been blatantly pro-Russia and friendly to Putin.
So, again, MAGA, tell me: If Donald Trump were compromised by Vladimir Putin, how would he act any differently?