Summary

Donald Trump sharply criticized Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, calling him a “dictator” and accusing him of corruption, aligning his rhetoric with Russia’s stance.

His remarks followed a phone call with Vladimir Putin and reflect his long-standing skepticism of US support for Ukraine.

Trump’s “America First” policy prioritizes reducing aid to Kyiv while shifting focus to China.

While some Republicans voiced concerns, Trump is wielding total authority over his party.

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    It makes me so tired thinking of all the family that argued beyond reason that there was ‘no proof’ he was a Russian asset. I just learned to be quiet.

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      They, those around me found out that every time they brought up the orange tumor I would point out he was a russian agent. Let them learn to be quiet.

    • LupusBlackfur@lemmy.world
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      Chump wants his name on something. Anything.

      A geographical “monument” to him. Something that says forever “Chump was here and did that”.

      Started with buildings, moved to a border wall, then Rushmore, and now he’s looking on a global scale… Panama, Greenland, Gulf, etc.

      And he’s willing to give/do anything to get it. Likely including WW3. That’d be something to point to.

      Also why he’s aligning with Putain’s goal to recreate USSR, and Xi’s goal of absorbing Taiwan. Makes the Little Toddler Idiot feel like he has influence on a global scale that will be viewed with awe by all who gaze upon it in perpetuity.

      Much more likely those viewers will point to any such changes with absolute derision and laughter.

      I know I will.

      🤦‍♀️🫏🤡🖕🖕🖕

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        Yeah, reading all the responses I think you’re the one who’s got it most correct: no overarching plan, no real fealty to Putin (just fanboyism, not ‘kompromat’), just pure unbridled narcissism.

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    If there are any generals in the US that are still loyal to the people and their oaths they took to defend our country from enemy’s both foreign and domestic, now is the time.

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      now is the time.

      They’re not going to do anything until the public starts it. The Military isn’t going to swoop in and save The civvies from the inconvenience. Civillians are going to have to start it, then, they back us, if they will. That’s the time.

      The military has to be called in to gun us down and refuse.

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        Trump is an enemy of democracy. An enemy of all free peoples. A clear and present danger to us all.

        They took their oath to defend the constitution. Clearly trump is the enemy from within.

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            By destabilizing relations with allies that have been in place since the asshole was born seems to be a pretty direct threat to us, yeah.

            But more to the point, he is trying to shred the Constitution via executive order. That’s a pretty clear threat to the Constitution

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    The U.S. is rapidly turning into Russia, so it makes sense that we should start sounding like them.

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      I believe he is beholden to him by way of blackmail. Remember the Steele Dossier.

      Steele was first to warn that Russia was mounting a covert operation to elect Donald Trump. Fusion GPS – his partners in Washington DC – have called this the dossier’s ‘foundational initial assertion’ and it was correct. Much later, the Mueller inquiry would state that ‘the Russian government perceived it would benefit from a Trump presidency and worked to secure that outcome.’ Steele wrote about what was happening as early as June 2016…The US intelligence agencies…did not publish their findings until December 2016, too late to prevent the effort to influence the election.

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        The current head of the national intelligence service is a Russian Asset. She’s probably feeding Putin approved information to Trump, along with Putin himself in their private phone calls.

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    A late night call from the Oval Office: Good morning mister Vlad. It’s Donald. Yes, Ukraine is on sale, but what about eggs? I told them I’d fix the price on eggs… Say what now?.. I can’t pass the phone to Elon, he isn’t there. Hello. Hello? Hello? HELLO? I hate it when he does that.

    GTA 4's supporting character, a cousin named Roman, talks on the phone that he has a bit of a problem in the office

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    How long until he will tweet about how the Ukrainian nation and its language is just a Leninist fabrication?

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      Yes, since the 80s when the FSB took an interest in him. They likely have tons of kompromat on him. I can’t believe so many people in America cannot see it for what it is.

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      Nah, he’ll do the same with Taiwan and whoever else the dipshit feels like throwing under the bus that day…