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Dont let any Republican forget that Manafort was in Ukraine helping install a Putin puppet before he became Trumps campaign chief.
Also, dont let them forget Truml was impeached for threatening Zelensky with withholding the arms he needed to fight Putin with while asking Zelensky manufacture evidence to interfere in our democracy.
Manafort was doing Putins bidding in Ukraine. Trump was doing Putins bidding by withholding arms from Ukraine. Trump and Manafort support Putin taking over Ukraine.
So when you see or hear some Rightwinger suggesting this wouldnt be happening if Trump were president, after you get done laughing say, you serious? Trump, who tried to help Putin by weakening Ukraine and denying them arms when he was President would have stopped this? Hell, the US would be backing this invasion if Trump were in charge.
Walleye
(31,028 posts)WA-03 Democrat
(3,050 posts)He could meet and spend quality time with Mike. In Mob speak its part of this thing of ours.
Lars39
(26,109 posts)mitch96
(13,912 posts)Cracklin Charlie
(12,904 posts)Also, remind people what this help entailed. Ukraine presidential candidate (at least one) poisoned; Ukrainian citizens attacked, imprisoned or killed; American service members attacked or killed.
And this was just Ukraine. Manafort didnt likely limit his work for Putin to this one place. He is slime.
orwell
(7,774 posts)...was gleefully disbanding NATO. That was and is Pooty's wet dream!
He would have done it if he was reelected.
Now NATO is stronger than ever. Europe now knows that they have a madman at the door threatening nuclear warfare.
Nicely played dickwad...
Oooooh...the chess master!
Johnny2X2X
(19,066 posts)Biden held it together and this invasion has made it stronger than ever. Huge miscalculation by Russia. Trump would have pulled the US out of NATO in a second term.
LastDemocratInSC
(3,647 posts)He had a package of plans that most Americans would have opposed and withdrawal from NATO was one of them.
sop
(10,193 posts)really mean is Trump wouldn't have taken any action to support NATO, no sanctions would have been put in place and he would be arguing for isolationism.
WA-03 Democrat
(3,050 posts)Tad Devine helped too! His next gig was to be Senator Sanders campaign manager.
See them all here in the picture along with FBS agent Konstantin Kilimnik
https://www.courthousenews.com/prosecutors-detail-manafort-meetings-with-accused-russian-spy/
kentuck
(111,103 posts)So, the odds are that they will know nothing about it.
BlueIdaho
(13,582 posts)Started the day TFG was elected.