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President Trump Is A "Useful Idiot" For Russia Attacking U.S. Institutions

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Steve Schmidt: President Trump Is A "Useful Idiot" For Russia Attacking U.S. Institutions

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April 5, 2018

Steve Schmidt, known for his work on the McCain, Bush, and Schwarzenegger campaigns, tells MSNBC's Stephanie Ruhle why he thinks President Trump is what the Soviets used to call American communists, a "useful idiot." About the report that Trump is a "subject" not a "target" of the Mueller Russia investigation, Schmidt said: "That is like the difference between being engaged and married. One before the other, inexorably linked." The large issue here is the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin, across all of the West are attacking democracies and attacking the idea of democracy. We talk about this country as a place where people live, where things happen. But we don't talk as much as we should and as much as we used to about America as an idea. The Russian attack is on the idea of liberty, of freedom. he is undermining the notion of the capacity of the American people for self-governance. He's attacking our institutions. The lubricants of a Democratic system are faith, trust, and belief. And Vladimir Putin is attacking that.

And this president, there is a Russian term, "useful idiot," for an unwilling or a willing collaborator to their aims, and our president is a useful idiot. He is referred to on Russia state media all the time as "our president," meaning Russia's president. He is a useful idiot for Russia's aims of undermining our democratic institutions. When he attacks the intelligence community and the Justice Department, when he attacks and undermines institutions he is doing Vladimir Putin's bidding, his work for him. He is undermining the American peoples' faith in the idea of America, the capacity for the American people for self-governance, and the institutions that make our country special. It is an extraordinary moment to watch this unfolding every single day.

Amen sir. You're preaching to the choir here.
 
That picture is worth more than a thousand words! "Can a brother get some skin?"

The Russians call Trump, "Our President". Nice...real nice. But lately the Russian people seem to know more about what is going on over here than we do.

Who gets news reports of contact between the two leaders and reports it.....RT in Russia. Nice...real nice.
 
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I love Steve Schmidt. He's one of the few smart Republicans like me who isn't bowing at the feet of that useful idiot in the Oval Office.

If I'm not careful, I'll confuse Schmidt with Schlapp(sp?). Appearance only.....
 
Steve Schmidt has proven to be one of the absolute best political commentators who tells it like it is about Trump on a daily basis.
 
I guess it's rough knowing the whole witch hunt is about to die. But hey...y'all won't let go of your dreams without fighting, won't you?

The witch hunt does not die until the witch burns at the stake and dies making it no longer necessary.
 
I love Steve Schmidt. He's one of the few smart Republicans like me who isn't bowing at the feet of that useful idiot in the Oval Office.

Don't forget his McCain campaign sidekick Nicole Wallace who is one of my new favorites.
 
Don't forget his McCain campaign sidekick Nicole Wallace who is one of my new favorites.

I hear she has her own show on MSNBC now. I should Tivo it because I can seldom watch TV during the day. I think Nicolle is awesome. She used to be on Morning Joe all the time.
 
Miss Wallace is one of the few Republicans with enough character to publicly voice her disgust with tRump.
 
I hear she has her own show on MSNBC now. I should Tivo it because I can seldom watch TV during the day. I think Nicolle is awesome. She used to be on Morning Joe all the time.

yes - she has her own show from 4 to 5 PM on MSNBC and its a good one as Schmidt is often a guest and she is smart as a whip plus has lots of contacts in Washington she relies on for insight and info. . Plus Wallace is something of a cutie is you like that midwest girl next door look - and I personally do.
 
The witch hunt does not die until the witch burns at the stake and dies making it no longer necessary.

Yes...whether there is evidence or not.

The ends justify any means, right?
 
I guess it's rough knowing the whole witch hunt is about to die. But hey...y'all won't let go of your dreams without fighting, won't you?

LOL Y'all are the ones that are helping Trump let America die a slow painful death. Trump and his blind and deaf supporters are all traitors. I expect a mass migration to Russia will be required. Start packing.
 
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Yes...whether there is evidence or not.

The ends justify any means, right?

LOL The evidence of Russian collusion is overwhelming. The liars will meet their match with Mueller.
 
LOL The evidence of Russian collusion is overwhelming. The liars will meet their match with Mueller.

There is no such thing as "Russian collusion".
 
The Russians have been at this since at least 2013. IOW, when Obama was POTUS and Trump wasn't even on the radar.
 
LOL Y'all are the ones that are helping Trump let America die a slow painful death. Trump and his blind and deaf supporters are all traitors. I expect a mass migration to Russia will be required. Start packing.

Yea, more jobs, higher wages, ISIS about destroyed. How terrible. And if the GOP in Congress had any guts, immigration would be well on the way to a solution as well. It does take awhile to undue Obama's 8 years of utter incompetence and intentional damage.
 
Yea, more jobs, higher wages, ISIS about destroyed. How terrible. And if the GOP in Congress had any guts, immigration would be well on the way to a solution as well. It does take awhile to undue Obama's 8 years of utter incompetence and intentional damage.

Giving Syria to Russia, Iran and Turkey..starting a trade war with allies....being silent about Putin's aggression. I would say we have a Manchurian candidate who besides being incompetent and corrupt is compromised by our most aggressive enemy. He is a danger to Democracies worldwide.

https://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2018/04/05/sanger-us-troops-syria-six-months-mission-foreign-policy-broadcast-moves-trump-mashup-sot-newday.cnn
 
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Giving Syria to Russia, Iran and Turkey..starting a trade war with allies....being silent about Putin's aggression. I would say we have a Manchurian candidate who besides being incompetent and corrupt is compromised by our most aggressive enemy. He is a danger to Democracies worldwide.

So, let me get this straight. Russia is bearing the brunt of keeping Assad in power and keeping the place stable and you're complaining? How many American deaths do you recommend to "keep" Syria? BTW, we never "had" Syria to give away so that's a useless claim anyway. The only thing Trump is a danger to is fragile liberal psyches.
 
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