Five vile things Trump did to Zelensky and Ukraine that you forgot about

[Nevilledog]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/03/01/vindman-zelensky-ukraine-putin/

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https://archive.fo/tZ2EG

With the Russian invasion of Ukraine getting more horrific, Donald Trump and his allies are frantically erasing the truth about Trump’s relations with Ukraine. Trump absurdly claims that as president, he stood strong behind Ukraine and NATO, even as his spinners comically downplay his corrupt and deeply malevolent betrayal of our ally.

The obvious rejoinder to this spin is that Trump got impeached for withholding military aid to strongarm Ukrainian President into manufacturing propaganda to help Trump’s reelection. This came even as Zelensky pleaded for help against Russian aggression, which the world is now witnessing unfold in all its horror.

But the focus only on that episode risks oversimplifying the story. It casts this recent history as being mainly about Trump’s personal corruption, i.e., his effort to use foreign policy to smear his campaign opponent.

A broader focus shows that this saga was, and is, really about the U.S.’s foreign policy posture: In episode after episode, Trump aligned our interests with those of Russian President Vladimir Putin and against those of Ukraine, NATO and the West.

“Trump acted against U.S. interests with the consequence of aiding Russian interests," Alexander Vindman, the former Lt. Col. who testified dramatically against Trump, told me.

*snip*

[gademocrat7]

1. The unrepentant criminal is a traitor to our country.

He should be in prison.

[monkeyman1]

7. this fuels demise of trump more than ever now !

[samplegirl]

2. Great Post

K&R
Thanks for sharing. I’ve said Trump is made from the same cloth as Putin.
He scorched our country repeatedly and has gotten away with it!

[Wingus Dingus]

3. What must Zelensky have thought of the United States--

in his dealings with two of the most mobster-like goons ever to "grace" the US government, Trump and Giuliani. He probably thought we were as corrupt and untrustworthy as Russia. What a fucking embarrassment we were.

[Probatim]

21. And Pompeo too - let's not forget about that prick.

[Wingus Dingus]

22. Him and Mike Flynn, too--unbelievable they were military officers.

Edited for shitty grammar.

[Elwood P Dowd]

29. Repukes will sink to any level for $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$. (nt)

[Cracklin Charlie]

4. What did they do to OUR OWN Ambassador to Ukraine?

I think she was forced to leave her post under threat of grave danger. OUR Ambassador!

This history must not be rewritten.

[colorado_ufo]

9. Remember TFG's famous remark? "She is going to go through some things . . ."

She showed herself to be magnificently courageous.

[SheltieLover]

5. Kicking for visibility

[pandr32]

6. It's high time TFG is treated and charged as the traitor he is

Ditto for his "campaign"--all involved.

[Rebl2]

11. Agreed!

[monkeyman1]

8. " All of them & will not forget ! GOP needs to go !! enough bull -shit !

[ffr]

10. Conclusion: If not for 2016 and Dump, WWIII wouldn't be on our doorstep

Thanks Russians everywhere! You thought you were owning the libs, but the fact of the matter is that your FUCKING STUPIDITY IS GOING TO GET MILLIONS MORE KILLED!

[ffr]

12. Sorry, I mean Republicans.

Hard to distinguish between the two.

[Wild blueberry]

13. Whole essay worth reading

Thank you for posting.

[ificandream]

14. This is why I think Trump is more involved with this than has been stated.

I think Trump and Putin conceived this shit to help both of them in their respective countries. It's not working for Putin and I don't see America rushing to Trump, who, of course, used the war to declare his forever candidacy again. Both need to get spanked over this shit.

[hunter]

23. That's exactly how it was planned.

Putin would be a hero for "reuniting" Russia, and Trump would be the hero for "negotiating" the terms of the cease-fire, at the expense of the Ukrainian people and their sovereignty, of course.

Putin did not expect Biden would win, and it was too late for Putin to stop the ball rolling without losing face.

Russia doesn't seem to know it yet, but they've already lost and will be split like Germany after World War II, with China managing the economic resources the east, and the European Union and U.S.A. managing the economic resources of the West.

The question now is how many people have to die before Putin backs down or gets dragged off the stage, dead or alive, by his own people.

[Wingus Dingus]

24. I agree, and think one of the goals was to show that Zelensky was easily corrupted.

A win-win for Trump and Russia if he delivered (manufactured) the "goods" on Biden--they could show Zelensky was corrupt IN FAVOR of the GOP, thus costing Ukraine (and its security) the future support of US Democrats.

[ificandream]

26. But I also think the two buddies were looking toward the future.

To strengthen Putin and to get Trump back in our good graces with Donnie playing the strongman role. Only trouble is they both have serious problems -- Putin with his failing military exercise and Trump with his silly theories and not-so-silly legal problems.

[plimsoll]

15. In fairness to Trump, he did treat Ukraine better than he treated the US.

What else really needs to be said.

[gratuitous]

16. Hopefully this characterization leaks out from the columnist to the news pages of the Post

Specifically, "Trump's personal corruption." This part of the story really needs to take root and be mentioned in any analysis or look-back to the former guy's administration. The former guy and his entire administration was corrupt. It's a simple statement, well supported by the historical facts.

[Karadeniz]

17. The article mentions denying Zelensky a meeting, but left out that he did give two Russians a

meeting in the Oval Office, I think. The photos show Trump positively radiating joy at their presence. He never, ever showed that much delight when meeting with other foreign officials.

[moondust]

18. Among other treasonous junk.

[burrowowl]

25. Good post!

[Martin Eden]

19. The sheer volume of TFG's treasonous actions

Makes it difficult to keep up with all of them.

No doubt there are more which haven't received media attention.

[ultralite001]

20. The RTumpster...

is a vile thing...

[Retired Engineer Bob]

27. Worth a thousand words

[Wingus Dingus]

28. Jesus, it's like a little boy seeing Daddy.

[Hekate]

30. KnR

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[Cha]

31. KR TY!

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