From Salon · Heather Digby Parton · · 1m 10s
Putin has Trump right where he wants him
Trump betrays Ukraine to please Putin.
In brief
Trump betrays Ukraine to please Putin. Trump is selling out Ukraine to Russia for a win. Originally reported by Salon.
Trump's 2016 email threat
Trump invited Russia to hack Hillary Clinton's emails after the 2016 election.
“i hope you're able to find the 30,000 emails that are missing”
Trump's early Putin ties
Trump praised Putin and signaled closer ties during the 2024 election.
“our country does plenty of killing”
Trump's Ukraine pledge
Trump promised to end Ukraine war in 24 hours of taking office.
“i think you will probably be rewarded mightily by our press”
Trump's Iran war failure
Trump's Iran war caused gas prices to skyrocket and sanctions.
“it's a crisis of his own making due to his misbegotten war in iran”
Trump's Ukraine betrayal
Trump signed executive order lifting sanctions on russian oil.
“the act is in practice a sign of goodwill toward putin”
Starlink sabotage
Trump slowed Starlink and Starshield systems for ukraine.
“russia took swift advantage of the favor”
Zelenskyy's accusation
Zelenskyy accused Trump of pushing ukraine to surrender to russia.
“i think you will probably be rewarded mightily by our press”
Musk and Pentagon blame
Musk blamed government for starlink sabotage; Pentagon said white house ordered it.
“the government is to blame for the starlink starshield gambit”
Putin's summit offer
Putin proposed trilateral summit with trump and xi to decide ukraine's fate.
“the summit became widely seen by the right as the sell-out at yalta”
Trump's Yalta comparison
Trump compared his summit to yalta conference that divided europe after wwii.
“the summit became widely seen by the right as the sell-out at yalta”
Trump's midterm impact
Trump's actions have awakened some republicans for midterms.
“the president has gone this far to salve his ego”
What matters most
Trump is selling out Ukraine to Russia for a win.
