Two Explanations for Trump's Shameful Press Conference

[DonViejo]

July 16, 2018 at 1:53 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard

James Fallows: “Either Donald Trump is flat-out an agent of Russian interests—witting, unwitting, from fear of blackmail, in hope of future deals, out of manly respect for Vladimir Putin, out of gratitude for Russia’s help during the election, out of pathetic inability to see beyond his 306 electoral votes—whatever the exact mixture of motives might be, it doesn’t really matter.”

“Or he is so profoundly ignorant, insecure, and narcissistic not to realize that, at every step, he was advancing the line that Putin hoped he would advance, and the line that the American intelligence, defense, and law-enforcement agencies most dreaded.”

“Conscious tool. Useful idiot. Those are the choices, though both possibly true—the main question is the proportions.”

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https://politicalwire.com/2018/07/16/two-explanations-for-trumps-shameful-press-conference/

[dalton99a]

1. The choices are not mutually exclusive

[Tatiana]

2. Can't they both be true?

That's what I suspect.

[dalton99a]

3. Yep, it is both

[DonViejo]

8. As Mr. Fallows wrote in the last sentence in the OP, above...

"...Those are the choices, though both possibly true—the main question is the proportions.”

[fierywoman]

4. Both.

[Stuart G]

5. Thank You for this post..well said..k and r. no text...

[Solly Mack]

6. It's both. But Trump's ego sees his willing complicity as being smart business.

His ego also won't allow him to believe he isn't legitimate.

He made a deal with Putin to gain the presidency - in his mind, that was smart and legitimate.

[Farmer-Rick]

7. But, but, but Putin offered to help Mueller investigate the Russian hacking

So, see, he really is the most loveable of all little short dicktaters.

Did you notice how Putin was preening as Trump praised his most glorious leader? We are all Putin puppets now.

[Mr. Ected]

9. This relationship has been cultivated over 30 years

What we are witnessing is the relinquishment of our sovereignty by a treasonous US citizen to the hostile foreign state that installed him in power.

[CrispyQ]

10. He isn't acting alone.