03-31-2017, 10:43 AM
In any case.......I'm glad the Russian interference is in the public view in a big way now, but hate that they were seemingly so effective at inserting their tactics into American politics. It's weird to me that so many hard-core Trump voters are defending and supporting Putin and Russia on this issue. They don't need to defend and admire Russia's anti-Democratic undermining tactics to support Donald Trump. Some of them are actually tying Trump to Putin themselves in so doing.
But, Trump seems to be driving that mentality and it's working against him with all but his devotees, which is a minority of Americans. If he has nothing to hide, it's not good for him. He now has the lowest approval rating of any President at this point in a presidency, he's resorted to appointing his children to key advisory roles, he's struggling to work within the American system of checks and balances and failing to push through key campaign promises... I wish he'd focus on getting up to speed and surrounding himself with the right qualified people instead of blaming Cinton, the press, investigators, Obama, Democratic witch hunts, Republican conservatives...
Anyway, if people in the Trump campaign colluded with Russian operatives to gain an advantage by fooling or fueling Americans with fake news and illegal political hacks, I want to see them held accountable. I hope that didn't happen, but the way the White House is handling the situation looks really bad. Deny, deflect, change the story when evidence that contradicts the denials emerges... Stone, Manafort and Flynn are particularly suspect and I'm interested in hearing the evidence and their testimony.
But, Trump seems to be driving that mentality and it's working against him with all but his devotees, which is a minority of Americans. If he has nothing to hide, it's not good for him. He now has the lowest approval rating of any President at this point in a presidency, he's resorted to appointing his children to key advisory roles, he's struggling to work within the American system of checks and balances and failing to push through key campaign promises... I wish he'd focus on getting up to speed and surrounding himself with the right qualified people instead of blaming Cinton, the press, investigators, Obama, Democratic witch hunts, Republican conservatives...
Anyway, if people in the Trump campaign colluded with Russian operatives to gain an advantage by fooling or fueling Americans with fake news and illegal political hacks, I want to see them held accountable. I hope that didn't happen, but the way the White House is handling the situation looks really bad. Deny, deflect, change the story when evidence that contradicts the denials emerges... Stone, Manafort and Flynn are particularly suspect and I'm interested in hearing the evidence and their testimony.