19, January 2017 Trump’s infatuation
Trump’s ongoing infatuation with Vladimir
Putin is extremely troubling. His
stubborn refusal to release his tax returns has cast a dark shadow on his
presidency and may well explain why he dismissed the findings of his
intelligence agencies who blame the Kremlin for hacking DNC’s emails which
tilted the presidency in his favor.
There is mounting evidence that Trump’s
romance with Russia is closely linked to his business interests. Crushed by mounting debt from his failing
casinos, Trump was mysteriously rescued by a shadowy Iceland-based corporate
entity thought to be financed by Russian oligarchs. Many of the oligarchs were prime customers for
Trump’s properties. For example, in 2008, he sold a Palm Beach mansion to
billionaire Dmitry Rybolovlev for $95 million. This seems to fly in the face of Trump’s claims
that no such entanglements exist. More
alarmingly, Trump has hinted that sanctions imposed on Russia for its
annexation of Crimea and invasion of Ukraine may be lifted. As a further gift
to Russia, Trump suggested the US may not come to the defense of the Baltic
States to thwart a possible Russian invasion and mocked NATO as being
irrelevant.
If
Trump succeeds in undermining NATO this would be a huge boost to Russia’s
sphere of influence and Putin’s popularity.
Finally,
to ignore Russia’s role in supporting the brutal regime of
President Assad who has slaughtered tens of thousands of his people is an
affront to the core values we claim to cherish.
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