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https://www.washingtonpost.com/grap...ion-hacking/?tid=a_inl&utm_term=.3f3b4baa18d6
Interesting read about the Trump administration and how they have been dealing with Russia in regards to foreign policy. Some interesting tidbits while reading:
Another example of Russian policy being a touchy subject around the White House.
Overall...the story's main theme is that Trump has a weird relationship with Russia. Before people on this board strike out without reading the article....it doesn't say it's due to collusion. If anything, it says it has to do with Trump's ego and the idea that Russian interference takes away from Trump's election victory.
Interesting read about the Trump administration and how they have been dealing with Russia in regards to foreign policy. Some interesting tidbits while reading:
Apparently intelligence reports have to take the Presidents feeling into consideration....U.S. officials declined to discuss whether the stream of recent intelligence on Russia has been shared with Trump. Current and former officials said that his daily intelligence update — known as the president’s daily brief, or PDB — is often structured to avoid upsetting him.
McMaster and some others in the administration have a more traditional view of Russia and how to interact with them. Other members of Trumps team seem to what to take a completely opposite approach. The article includes a shouting match between McMaster and Bannon.The alliance, built around a pledge of mutual defense against Soviet or Russian aggression among the United States and its European allies, became a flash point in internal White House battles. McMaster, an ardent NATO supporter, struggled to fend off attacks on the alliance and its members by Trump’s political advisers.
On sensitive matters related to Russia, senior advisers have at times adopted what one official described as a policy of “don’t walk that last 5½ feet” — meaning to avoid entering the Oval Office and giving Trump a chance to erupt or overrule on issues that can be resolved by subordinates
Another example of Russian policy being a touchy subject around the White House.
This is something we tend to see and it's pretty interesting. Trump gets along pretty well with dictators. He has strained relationships with the democracies of the world.His demeanor with the German leader was in striking contrast with his encounters with Putin and other authoritarian figures. “Who are the three guys in the world he most admires? President Xi [Jinping] of China, [Turkish President Recep Tayyip] Erdogan and Putin,” one Trump adviser said. “They’re all the same guy.”
Overall...the story's main theme is that Trump has a weird relationship with Russia. Before people on this board strike out without reading the article....it doesn't say it's due to collusion. If anything, it says it has to do with Trump's ego and the idea that Russian interference takes away from Trump's election victory.