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orangecrush

(25,878 posts)
Thu Sep 21, 2023, 11:56 AM Sep 2023

Putin Needs 2024 Trump Win, Former CIA Director Says

Russian President Vladimir Putin needs former U.S. President Donald Trump to win the 2024 presidential election in order to salvage Russia's war in Ukraine, according to former Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Director John Brennan.







Russia's bloody invasion of Ukraine has dragged on for more than 18 months, defying the predictions of many experts who had initially suggested that Moscow's military would easily steamroll Kyiv shortly after the invasion began.

The extended conflict has damaged Putin's reputation and standing abroad and led to conflict at home, where the Russian leader's authority was in June rattled by a short-lived armed uprising by now-deceased Wagner Group founder Yevgeny Prigozhin.


Russian President Vladimir Putin needs former U.S. President Donald Trump to win the 2024 presidential election in order to salvage Russia's war in Ukraine, according to former Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Director John Brennan.






Brennan, who headed the CIA during the second term of former President Barack Obama, said during an MSNBC interview on Tuesday that it was "absolutely essential" to Putin that Trump win back the White House.

https://www.newsweek.com/putin-needs-trump-help-salvage-ukraine-debacle-former-cia-director-1826548


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Putin Needs 2024 Trump Win, Former CIA Director Says (Original Post) orangecrush Sep 2023 OP
Trump is Putin's only hope. Kid Berwyn Sep 2023 #1
Truth orangecrush Sep 2023 #8
Wow...forgot about that picture. keep_left Sep 2023 #15
He did so many paralyzingly shitty, anti-American things, it's impossible to keep track of them all. Aristus Sep 2023 #16
Indeed. moondust Sep 2023 #2
Yep. Be very wary. I have a bad feeling. triron Sep 2023 #4
chaos on election day GenXer47 Sep 2023 #5
Trump needs to be 'disposed of '. Maybe Jack Smith will accomplish triron Sep 2023 #12
Putin wants his boy toy back. republianmushroom Sep 2023 #3
push this TRUE narrative all day every day. A vote for Trump is a vote for Putin Recycle_Guru Sep 2023 #6
It is so obviously true that you don't need to be a CIA agent to know this. wnylib Sep 2023 #7
We see that Russias military sucks orangecrush Sep 2023 #9
Therefore, it is a top priority to Putin to wnylib Sep 2023 #10
Yep orangecrush Sep 2023 #14
The big question: Bayard Sep 2023 #11
K&R UTUSN Sep 2023 #13

Kid Berwyn

(21,514 posts)
1. Trump is Putin's only hope.
Thu Sep 21, 2023, 12:12 PM
Sep 2023


When making an illegal, immoral and unnecessary war, demented deviant warmongers chose Trump. Ask Kim Jong Un.

Aristus

(70,489 posts)
16. He did so many paralyzingly shitty, anti-American things, it's impossible to keep track of them all.
Thu Sep 21, 2023, 05:33 PM
Sep 2023

Don't kick yourself.

moondust

(20,961 posts)
2. Indeed.
Thu Sep 21, 2023, 12:13 PM
Sep 2023

And there's no telling how far he will go to make it happen. Among other things, I would bet he already has a gang of lackeys exploring the potential of AI in deciding the outcome of elections. They may even be working with some crooked state governments.

 

GenXer47

(1,204 posts)
5. chaos on election day
Thu Sep 21, 2023, 12:31 PM
Sep 2023

He only needs to "break" the elections in a few states to throw the electoral college into contingency mode, the House votes one vote, one state, and say goodbye to democracy for good.
Trump needs to be neutralized before then. That's all there is to it.

wnylib

(25,316 posts)
7. It is so obviously true that you don't need to be a CIA agent to know this.
Thu Sep 21, 2023, 12:34 PM
Sep 2023

But we will need our security agencies to monitor the voting process to secure it from outside intervention as well as from internal threats.

Putin would not necessarily use identifiable Russian means of intervention, but could go through other nations to do it.

He is desperate, so he'll make interference in our elections a top priority.

orangecrush

(25,878 posts)
9. We see that Russias military sucks
Thu Sep 21, 2023, 12:36 PM
Sep 2023


Their strength is in misinformation and manipulation.

wnylib

(25,316 posts)
10. Therefore, it is a top priority to Putin to
Thu Sep 21, 2023, 12:40 PM
Sep 2023

get Biden out of office because Biden supports aid to Ukraine. Putin needs his Trump puppet back in the WH to help him in Ukraine.



Bayard

(26,166 posts)
11. The big question:
Thu Sep 21, 2023, 12:45 PM
Sep 2023

How far will Pootie go? I'd say he's already on the way to pulling out all the stops, and has the help of knowledgeable rethuglicans.

I'm sure the Biden admin knows this.

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