With so much bravery and inspiring leadership in Ukraine, it seems almost crass to turn one’s attention to the political fate of our Putin-loving former president. But here goes anyway: Will Donald Trump’s longtime bromance with Vladimir Putin come back to haunt him or is that wishful thinking? It’s hard to say right now but Trump has certainly offered us some good ammo to use against him.
If we can maintain the anti-Trump crusade through the '22 and '24 elections and effectively neuter Papa Trump's influence therein, what can we then expect from his mentally challenged offspring, Uday, Qusay, and Madame Nhu?
One of the greatest blessings to come from the tragedy of Putin's war on Ukraine would be the end of Trump's political career. It would save the world from the horror of the strongest and richest country in the world falling to authoritarianism.
I don't think he loves Putin. I think Putin has his balls in his back pocket, and Putin loves, every so often, to plop down on a chair so he can squash them.
I will never forget a joint press conference given by Putin and Trump shortly after Mafia Don Trump became President. As they walked to their respective podiums, Putin exuded the confidence of a Roman Emperor and Trump looked like a boy who had been chosen to be a castrato. Trump looked terrified, demoralized and stricken
Very simply, I think the Christopher Steele memo, or something similar to what he wrote, is the G-d's honest truth. Putin has very incriminating info on Trump, of a sexual nature, and he had Trump effectively blackmailed.
That said, please do not infer from the preceding that I share the general Western view that Ukraine is next to Godliness and that Russia is pure sin. I have expounded on this in substack and I am not going to repeat my thoughts. Indeed, I have written several essays about Ukraine and Russia, and I thought I would give my readers a respite from my angry, radical, proclamations. My most recent post is a bunch of rhyming satires about political figures and the writers who cover them
SUCH a helpful Rumination. Thanks much, Jon. --<Barry@barryjagoda.com>
If we can maintain the anti-Trump crusade through the '22 and '24 elections and effectively neuter Papa Trump's influence therein, what can we then expect from his mentally challenged offspring, Uday, Qusay, and Madame Nhu?
One of the greatest blessings to come from the tragedy of Putin's war on Ukraine would be the end of Trump's political career. It would save the world from the horror of the strongest and richest country in the world falling to authoritarianism.
I don't think he loves Putin. I think Putin has his balls in his back pocket, and Putin loves, every so often, to plop down on a chair so he can squash them.
I will never forget a joint press conference given by Putin and Trump shortly after Mafia Don Trump became President. As they walked to their respective podiums, Putin exuded the confidence of a Roman Emperor and Trump looked like a boy who had been chosen to be a castrato. Trump looked terrified, demoralized and stricken
Very simply, I think the Christopher Steele memo, or something similar to what he wrote, is the G-d's honest truth. Putin has very incriminating info on Trump, of a sexual nature, and he had Trump effectively blackmailed.
That said, please do not infer from the preceding that I share the general Western view that Ukraine is next to Godliness and that Russia is pure sin. I have expounded on this in substack and I am not going to repeat my thoughts. Indeed, I have written several essays about Ukraine and Russia, and I thought I would give my readers a respite from my angry, radical, proclamations. My most recent post is a bunch of rhyming satires about political figures and the writers who cover them