My take on Trump’s Russia play...
1. He’s treating it like a business. You talk to everyone and you don’t let ego and posturing get in the way.
2. If he was truly trying to undermine the US in favor of Russia as a secret Russian agent It would be easier to keep doing everything else he was doing without actually going to meet with Russia. I think its actually possible that this could be brave political action despite appearances
3. If meeting with Russia was done in isolation - it might actually be a positive development. What adds a very odd and destructive spin on everything is that he’s ALSO...
A) Undermining NATO and UN
B ) Undermining the FBI and CIA
C) Under investigation for being a Russian Agent
D) Running a trade war against the world
E) Pretending there’s a moral equivalency between the US and Russia’s actions in the world
F) Wow the Q&A was a horrifying travesty
A strange combination of things that cause a perfect storm to massively undermine the position of the US in favor of Russia and China.