I’m not a patsy, you’re a patsy
Trump calls Obama a patsy for Russia and stupid.
President Trump said in a television interview broadcast Friday that President Barack Obama was “a total patsy” for Russia, as he touted his own efforts to forge a better relationship with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
“Getting along with President Putin, getting along with Russia, is positive, not a negative,” Trump said during the interview on CNBC’s “Squawk Box,” which was recorded Thursday shortly [before] the White House announced it was inviting Putin to Washington in the fall for another meeting with Trump.
He must have said that 40 thousand times by now. Yes, we know, a truce with a rival or even an enemy is often the best option. We get that. But a truce is not the same thing as an obsequious fawning craven submission.
Furthermore a negotiated truce conducted by informed experts is not the same thing as a private conversation conducted by an ignorant stupid headlong amateur.
Trump contended that he has been “far tougher on Russia than any president in many, many years, maybe ever.”
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“Look at all the things that I have done,” Trump said. “Obama didn’t do it. . . . Obama was a patsy for Russia. A total patsy.”
Under the Obama administration, the United States issued multiple sanctions against Russia after its 2014 annexation of Crimea from Ukraine. Russia was also expelled from the Group of Eight forum during Obama’s watch.
Total patsy.
Part of me just whats to ask “What? What tough things have you done with Russia. Name three of them.”
But the other part of me thinks that would be counter-productive, like going on stage to “debate” a gish-galloper. By simply entering the dialogue you give them legitimacy, and they’re not interested in a good faith exchange of ideas. Instead you’ll end up in the classic idiots’ ploy of them dragging you down to their level, and then beating you with experience.
No puppet!
When Secretary of State Clinton pursued a “Russia Reset,”’ that was a stupid plan. But when Trump pretends he knows what that means… it’s a fine and noble thing.