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Hilary was so right
It is only shocking if you slept through the past decade >

It’s only shocking if you ignore the first time he said it when he was president. He said basically the exact same thing. >

It was a speech in Helsinki. The US president publicly declared that he took the word of the leader of a hostile nation over our own intelligence agencies and Republicans acted like it was no big deal.
Trump was always Putin's lapdog. >

Which Hilary called him in their debate. >

"No puppet! You're the puppet!"

A former POTUS. Excuse me while I take up drinking again >

Once he admitted to tax evasion("That makes me smart") and people in the crowd applauded, I knew we were doomed. >

They’re still applauding him. Saying they’d do the same if they had the chance. 
Oddly when it came to Pelosi “taking advantage of legal loopholes” they didn’t feel the same way. >

It's not about respecting the rules, it's about being on the right team. Politics has shifted from being about policies to being about tribes. >

The 'truth' he posted on his Twitter knock off:

Remember in Helsinki when a 3rd rate reporter asked me, essentially, who I trusted more, President Putin of Russia, or our “Intelligence” lowlifes. My instinct at the time was that we had really bad people in the form of James Comey, McCabe (whose wife was being helped out by Crooked Hillary while Crooked was under investigation!), Brennan, Peter Strzok (whose wife is at the SEC) & his lover, Lisa Page. Now add McGonigal & other slime to the list. Who would you choose, Putin or these Misfits?

He is relitigating something from 4 years ago because he is still butt hurt about having to walk back his comments. >


James Comey, McCabe (whose wife was being helped out by Crooked Hillary while Crooked was under investigation!), Brennan, Peter Strzok (whose wife is at the SEC) & his lover, Lisa Page. 

What do FBI employees have to do with foreign intelligence? >

Literally nothing.   Discredit the US source, boost the Russian one, just like he has done every fucking waking moment since he went to Russia in 2012.  Guy's a literal traitor, it's not confusing. >

I wanted to point out the non-sequitur for "centrists" who think his arguments might have some merit. >

Odd that all these centrists keep aligning right...
Almost as if every centrist is just a conservative in reality. >

I used to be more centrist.  The lies changed that. I went left. But some centrists really are honest. >


But some centrists really are honest.

Yes, indeed. 
And just like you, they go left. >

He’s a traitor. Give him a media blackout until the DOJ charges the bastard >

Its bizarre.   Never before has it been more clearcut.
Imagine if he had made these comments in the 80s.   He would have been drug out into the street and hung.
NOTHING has changed in Russia/USA relations. >

I wouldn't put it past him.  The man has no morals whatsoever.   He killed any form of decorum in politics.  Its all gloves off and completely corrupt and openly trashy now.
It went from atleast appearing professional to the Jerry Springer show. >

Things we know:
Rudy gulliani removed the mafia from new York real estate in the 80s
He didn't give a fuck that the Russians filled the void.
Trump was big in real estate in the 80s, when russians needed to use people in real estate to launder money.
He also made a different, weirder, run for office in this time, which was clearly not going to go anywhere and seemed to be about dividing the vote.
Gulliani is now an alcoholic who does trump's bidding for no money and unknown reasons, as it just tanks him.
Honestly, if Russia isn't involved in trump, gulliani, the lot of them - it makes no fucking sense. >

And thats just ny. His bread and butter was laundering thru his xasinos here in jersey. Any night of the week you could go and see russians running the place and pushing the management around. We watched it switch from the italian mafia to russian mafia in the late 80s. But its widely known here that he was a launderer for the italian, and then russian mob thru his casinos. >

I’ve never heard this before, but I believe it. How has he not gone to jail for all the crimes he’s committed over the years...?? >

Because he's always been powerful enough that taking him on would be a huge challenge, through bribes, obfuscation, and lawyers dragging things out. He also has used US business laws to shield himself personally, and is a huge example of why corporate officers should be directly held liable in way more cases. 
He lied to get the casino license for the Taj. Said he wouldn't use junk bonds to finance them, then did that. He should have had his license pulled for that, and he didn't. The only reason banks didn't go after in the 90s, was they made a decision that him paying them something less than the loan, was more than they'd get by foreclosing on his properties. 
Also, there's suspicions he was an FBI informant in the 80s. He had a lot of ties to mob figures, and they all went to prison. But he was never even charged. >

I can’t believe we’re going to have to listen to this dumbass until he dies. >

I’m legitimately convinced the DoJ is dragging their feet because they’re hoping that happens before they have to put any effort in. >

They’re going to wait til he’s dead then they’re going to come out saying they should’ve charged him when he was alive. >

If they bag his brood and remove their generational wealth they stole over those four years, it might just be a fine outcome. >

Jared got 2B from the Saudis and it was okay for some reason. >

I think it only matters if the evidence is on a laptop. >

Evidence doesn't matter. If they're a Republican, it doesn't matter if it proves anything. And if they're a Democrat, they don't need evidence to say they're guilty. >

He's a putin sucking traitor.
Not so shocking. >

As is pretty much every conservative out there >

The entire party is bought by Russia so yeah. >

How else they are going to afford their cocaine fueled orgies? >

Hey Republicans!  Perfect opportunity to finally ditch this guy!  Oh.....you're also owned by Moscow.  That's sad. >

Like McCarthy admitted without shame today, 70% of the House have doubts re last election. “We’ve opened the House to people (tourists) again”. Fucking devil-bought, soulless, meaningless speak. >

Shocking to who?
He disrespected POWs and veterans in general dozens of times.
He's always loved his Russian bankers over any American. >

He stood in front of the CIA memorial wall after months of similar statement to ensure them they have his "full support," then immediately veered off and started ranting about fake news. This is tantamount to apologizing to someone then insulting their mother. It's hard to underestimate just how much of a nutjob this guy is. He's done so much insane shit that most people can't remember even half of it. >

More CIA agents died during his presidency than like that last 4 combined which covers decades. >

The last four presidents didn't share the names of American spies with foreign dictators. Like god damn. The democrats should have impeached him for that. I would have loved to see Republican senators and congressmen try to excuse helping Putin kill American spies. >

I wonder how many international assets have died because of this fuck >

The best one who was close to Vlad was extracted in a hurry with his close family because Donny told his boss about him. I really hope the CIA never forgets. >

Russian asset trusts Russia over America. >

As I was thinking trump is a Russian asset. >

Imho his comment about trusting Putes over FBI in Helsinki was the most shocking thing he did - until of course leading a coup attempt. But, oh well, no one cares about either. >

I care. And for anyone paying attention, he thought he was going to be the dictator of the USA. >

This isn't shocking to anyone who paid any attention to his tenure. >

So, even the Russians confirm Trump is a Russian Asset. He is a Traitor. Stop broadcasting stories about him. It only supports his and Putin’s interests.
Edit: spelling >

It's like we can't help it.  Puddin found the magic formula. >

This is the end result of profit being the only moral pursuit that is never challenged on its merits.  
Profit is amoral, and the immoral can’t get enough of it. The highest bidder wins, and the highest bidder definitely isn’t the American populace. >

I keep saying that the real danger to our constitution and our country comes from Trump’s supporters.  He is merely a focus agent for them - if he disappeared tomorrow they would find another one.  The entire Republican Party has become an organized force for treason.  If our nation is going to survive as a constitutional democracy the Republican Party must be rooted out and tossed in the garbage heap of history. >

Good fucking luck, there’s billboards on the highway people rent out claiming Joe Biden cheated the election. This country has some deep rooted fucked that just ain’t gonna go away when people are so misled and poorly educated. >

Yup. Trump was the symptom not the disease. >

Didn't he say that like five years ago? >

Yup, and he just doubled down on it by bringing it up again. >

I feel like at this point, Trump could say "If elected, I will literally hand the country over to Putin" and GOP be all: "Got my vote, #AnythingButBiden, #RidinWithTrump, #BidenIsaTraitor" >

Ive see  a LOT of pics of putins chest from gop folks.  A lot. >

How can people NOT see that he is a Russian pawn? >

They see and they support it. Magas think about Russia as their ideal version of America. >

They like the idea of a strongman going after their enemies. Thing is, they think he’s on their side, and they are very, very often proven wrong.
I mean r/leopardsatemyface sends its regards… >

He is a criminal and a traitor.  Yet he walks around free. >

Dont forget the part where he's a 2024 presidential candidate. If they dont put him away somewhere in time, we'll have a traitor president again. >

He's a Putin supporter as was quite obvious during his horrible tenure in the Oval Office.  The gods forbid he should ever gain the highest office again - he'd find ways to stop supporting Ukraine and to give us over to Vlad. >

Trump has incessantly made it clear he won't tolerate intelligence. >

He said he loves the poorly educated. >

We still haven’t learnt what Trump said to Putin in his two hour closed meeting in Helsinki. Probably promised to pull US out of NATO. >

Probably a lot of heavy breathing and grunting while listening to Putin's hold music. >

The US ‘intelligence lowlifes’ wouldn't support his coup but putin would, that's the difference 😂 he's a despot wannabe, putin fanboy, man child dreaming of dictatorship >

Not shocking at all. This guy was going to pull us out of NATO across Eastern Europe. 
He is Putin’s lap dog >

And he may still be handed the chance to do this. >

At this point, anything is possible in this simulation. >

He literally owes his entire fortune and sham of a political career to Putin. Not shocking at all. >

Sure sounds like a russian asset doesn’t it. >

Donald Trump hates The United States. >

It's true, he constantly complains about us being a third world country and whatnot. >

Putin's not going to sleep with you, Donald. >

Yep..but they will go horseback riding together. >

Not flabby enough >

I’d assume there would be some floppy man titties >

He is so in Putin's pocket. What a treasonous fraud. >

The only time Trump is capable of standing up to Putin is right after he gets off his knees. >

Is anything "shocking" with this cretin? >

*checks source,…. just in case
Nope. Not The Onion.
🤦‍♀️ >

Can i post F merrick garland for every 2023 trump article that gets posted? This derelict stooge has let this cancer fester in our politics. It’s infuriating >

Go to jail already, shit loaf. >

I'd prefer him to just move on to the Further. I don't want him in a white collar prison resort posting on the Internet all day.
Entropy! Strike now please! Myocardial infarctions happen every day. >

Russian puppet loves Russia. I'm shocked  SHOCKED! >


(whose wife was being helped out by Crooked Hillary while Crooked was under investigation!)

$1 says Trump has gaslight himself into thinking Crooked is her real first name!
Any takers? >

Ladies and Gentlemen, I give you the former President of the United States >

Remember when he lost an argument on twitter to 16 year old greta thunberg? >

To be fair she hasnt gotten him arrested, so hes done better then some. >

Let's hope that changes. >

Shocking? Perhaps to someone stranded on a desert island for over 6 years. He made it unequivocally clear many times that he is on Team Putin. Silly headline. >

70 million people like this moron. >

"You see," my colleague went on, "one doesn’t see exactly where or how to move. Believe me, this is true. Each act, each occasion, is worse than the last, but only a little worse. You wait for the next and the next. You wait for one great shocking occasion, thinking that others, when such a shock comes, will join with you in resisting somehow. You don’t want to act, or even talk, alone; you don’t want to ‘go out of your way to make trouble.’ Why not?—Well, you are not in the habit of doing it. And it is not just fear, fear of standing alone, that restrains you; it is also genuine uncertainty.
"Uncertainty is a very important factor, and, instead of decreasing as time goes on, it grows. Outside, in the streets, in the general community, ‘everyone’ is happy. One hears no protest, and certainly sees none. You know, in France or Italy there would be slogans against the government painted on walls and fences; in Germany, outside the great cities, perhaps, there is not even this. In the university community, in your own community, you speak privately to your colleagues, some of whom certainly feel as you do; but what do they say? They say, ‘It’s not so bad’ or ‘You’re seeing things’ or ‘You’re an alarmist.’
"And you are an alarmist. You are saying that this must lead to this, and you can’t prove it. These are the beginnings, yes; but how do you know for sure when you don’t know the end, and how do you know, or even surmise, the end? On the one hand, your enemies, the law, the regime, the Party, intimidate you. On the other, your colleagues pooh-pooh you as pessimistic or even neurotic. You are left with your close friends, who are, naturally, people who have always thought as you have.
"But your friends are fewer now. Some have drifted off somewhere or submerged themselves in their work. You no longer see as many as you did at meetings or gatherings. Informal groups become smaller; attendance drops off in little organizations, and the organizations themselves wither. Now, in small gatherings of your oldest friends, you feel that you are talking to yourselves, that you are isolated from the reality of things. This weakens your confidence still further and serves as a further deterrent to—to what? It is clearer all the time that, if you are going to do anything, you must make an occasion to do it, and then you are obviously a troublemaker. So you wait, and you wait.
"But the one great shocking occasion, when tens or hundreds or thousands will join with you, never comes. That’s the difficulty. If the last and worst act of the whole regime had come immediately after the first and smallest, thousands, yes, millions would have been sufficiently shocked—if, let us say, the gassing of the Jews in ’43 had come immediately after the ‘German Firm’ stickers on the windows of non-Jewish shops in ’33. But of course this isn’t the way it happens. In between come all the hundreds of little steps, some of them imperceptible, each of them preparing you not to be shocked by the next. Step C is not so much worse than Step B, and, if you did not make a stand at Step B, why should you at Step C? And so on to Step D.
"And one day, too late, your principles, if you were ever sensible of them, all rush in upon you. The burden of self-deception has grown too heavy, and some minor incident, in my case my little boy, hardly more than a baby, saying ‘Jewish swine,’ collapses it all at once, and you see that everything, everything, has changed and changed completely under your nose. The world you live in—your nation, your people—is not the world you were born in at all. The forms are all there, all untouched, all reassuring, the houses, the shops, the jobs, the mealtimes, the visits, the concerts, the cinema, the holidays. But the spirit, which you never noticed because you made the lifelong mistake of identifying it with the forms, is changed. Now you live in a world of hate and fear, and the people who hate and fear do not even know it themselves; when everyone is transformed, no one is transformed. Now you live in a system which rules without responsibility even to God. The system itself could not have intended this in the beginning, but in order to sustain itself it was compelled to go all the way.
​
Copyright notice: Excerpt from pages 166-73 of They Thought They Were Free: The Germans, 1933-45 by Milton Mayer >

Thin blue line is actually a thick red line. >

His tie? >

His ties … with Russia. >

Fat traitor treasons again.  Amazing! >

He loves his Daddy >

Just a reminder of who is the largest shareholder in the once-respectable Independent - Evgeny Lebedev - member of UK's House of Lords for whatever reason (Thanks Boris, not suspicious at all), and son of sanctioned former KGB officer Alexander Lebedev. >

This is only shocking if you haven't been paying attention. Trump and most of the GOP are at the stage of flaunting how compromised they are on Russia. >

Does anyone besides Trump trust Putin? Honest question. >

Shocking?
Only if you haven't paid any attention at all for the last 7+ years.
The man is a traitor. >

Why is this shocking? He's been saying similar for years. >

This isn’t shocking if you remember what he said about Putin while he was in office. He basically said they were “friends with benefits” >

Not surprised the dude is just a pawn >

Only shocking if you haven't been paying attention for the last 6 years >

Not that shocking if you've been paying attention >

That's not shocking. That's just monday. He's just getting rolling >

How many ways does this libelous creep have to tell us he’s a traitor before someone puts him in prison for sedition and his thousand other egregious crimes against humanity? >

It amazes me that treasonous Trump, the biggest enemy & traitor to the United States in its history is still able to walk about us and trash talk this country. What will it take to end this reign of terror brought on by such a jackass. He was correct when he said he could gun down someone in the middle of Fifth Ave & get away with it cause it's more or less what he's doing now. Anyone else would be in jail right now. The longer you let him get away with these terrorist acts, the more brazen he becomes. All government officials take an oath to protect this country from all enemies foreign and domestic. Well you've all failed your oath by allowing this domestic enemy run free. >

He is a Russian agent >

Even if I thought that, say, Comey was incompetent and lacking in judgment, if it came down to whether to trust him or Vladimir Fucking Putin, I’m on team Comey. >

What percentage of trump supporters do you guys think wouldn’t abandon him even if he killed and ate a baby? 25%? 30%? >

How many people are in the conservative sub? >

Lmao he literally didn't need to say this but here we are I guess. It was one of the bigger shitshows of his presidency too. >

We are now getting report that FBI in New York had connections to Russia during Trump running for president and Miss formation report May cost Hillary the presidency - if this is not treason by FBI Trump sympatizer then we have a huge problem >

He is a treasonous turd, and so are his supporters. Sick of this garbage. >

This piece of crap is a traitor to this country and deserves to be treated as such. >

No one sucks Putin’s dick like a Trump >

Lol the US has a Russian asset running for Pres again.  
Looks like the best investment Russia can buy. 
When will the US be the next Russian federal territory? >

Republicans: “well…I guess I’m pro Russia, anti America now….” >

Simple, Putin helped him and the others hurt him therefore Putin's truthful and the others are liars. Narcissist logic. Trump thinks like a 2 year old. >

Trump's supporters could not care less that he is a lying, criminal, hypocrite with no backbone.
They only care that he would insure a white, Christian America where white people have the best jobs and come first in society. >

Whoever says the nicest things about him is the one telling the truth.
Any criticism of him is obviously a lie. >

It's not shocking. >

The Russian asset acting like a Russian asset isn't shocking. >

For the love of god someone lock this pathetic pond scum up and throw away the key already! >

He is what he desperately despises, a loser. >

Yeah he said that in like 2017 too >

Trump works for Putin. What else could he say? >

Is it shocking though? Did he not do this when he was president too? Is he not a traitorous piece of shit? >

They forgot the quotes. “Shocking” >

I think this may actually be the thing that sinks him. People have very much established that Russia led by Putin are "the bad guys". Trump going against that trying to change the narrative is going to turn a lot of his supporters and donors away from him. >

If you still think this guy is presidential material, you need your head examined. >

Someone ELI5 how this clown hasn’t been charged for any of his out in the open felonies yet? >

Trump is at odds with intelligence in any capacity. >

Who’s shocked? I’m not shocked. Tell me who is shocked. >

This comment gave me the giggles 🤣 >

Remember folks, this guy still has a good chance at becoming the next US President. >

Donald Trump is a stupid bigoted narcissistic scourge on our country, and as such, should never get a single moment of media coverage except for one of his several upcoming criminal or civil trials. I wish nothing but ill for him. >

If I ever wanted to know what Putin’s dick tastes like, I know exactly who to ask >

This should be shocking to zero people with an exception of anyone living under a rock for the last decade. Trump’s oligarchical ties date back to at least the 80’s and they have been written and documented extensively from countless sources. >

Follow the money. He’s not doing this for free.
Lock him up. Do not make another Nixon mistake.
And don’t forget about Kushner. >

Him and the GOP are corrupt agents of Putin, they need to be silenced, charged and put in chains forever. >

Genuine question: I'm european and for decades it looked like to me USA was massively anti-russian. How and when did the conservatives managed to do a 180° and now seems to be really supportive of Russia ? When did it begin, was is done in a span of months, years ?
I know, Trump is far from speaking for all conservatives out there but he doesn't seems to be alone in this boat. >

Definitely he is a traitor to this country. We should force him to leave >

Unfortunately, he's been exposed to too many secrets.  Solitary confinement will have to do. >

This is Shocking?
We know he’s bought and paid for. We know he tried to extort Zelenskyy for falsified evidence against Joe and Hunter Biden. We know even the Republicans have said that he’s owned by Russia.
This isn’t shocking. It’s just exhausting that people continue to pretend that he didn’t ignore the barrel and start digging from the getgo. >

How he is allowed to put in another bid for the presidency is still a total mind blow. >

I mean, of course. His own intelligence agencies tell him what they believe to be the truth and Putin, a foreign intelligence agent, tells him everything he wants to hear true or not. >

Honestly the more dumb shit like this he spews, the more likely is the GOP and other Politicians are going to willing to support (which is great). Literally majority of the DC Politicans and American Citizens (Global Allies) support Ukraine and see Putin’s error. 
He’s really not going to get any votes that will help him gain the majority to win. I mean granted he has a cult of millions of ignorant and belligerently racist followers, but  those numbers are in the low millions, most republicans are likely to vote for a sane GOP candidate backed by the party and not some fucker who at every turn is ready to give Putin a rim job and willingly bend over to get fucked in the ass by Putin. 
Honestly politicians have started to use fear mongering, hate rhetoric, and inaccurate views and reasons towards issues; along with name calling thier opponents. They don’t even provide reasonable methods towards action, it’s just them riling people up to have animosity towards the opposition… 
These fucker don’t do shit in office all they know how to do is make ignorant comments and spread lies towards important issues… Matt Gaetz, Lauren Boebert, Marjorie Taylor Greene, George Santos… (along with others). They only have their positions in office due to getting votes by lying their ass off, nor do they understand policies and bill they tweet about…
It’s funny as hell to see them misinterpret shit on twitter thinking themselves as saviors, when in reality the can’t even comprehend what they’re reading, until are corrected…. >

The only thing shocking here is the fact that my fellow Americans are still willing to support this traitor. >

Yep. Nope. Not taking advice from a lifelong grifter. Not once. >

He's always been a Russian asset and we've said it from the beginning. The GOP worships Russia. >

Not really shocking if you understand he's a Russian asset. >

He bigs up Putin because he wants to be the American version of him.
He's a narcissistic lunatic. >

How does anyone, despite how stupid they may be, worship this traitor and consider themselves a patriot? >

In any sane society, this would disqualify him. Not for conservatives though. Completely brainwashed at almost a North Korean level. >

tRump is the worst example of a president the US has ever had. I’m truly embarrassed that he earned that title. He’s the biggest sack of shit in a bad suit walking the land. He deserves zero respect, zero trust, and zero air time. 
He absolutely does deserve is a change of outfit. An orange onesie with a number on it…..and not 45, either.  Additionally, a new living accommodation is in order with dimensions somewhere around 6ft x 10ft. >

How is it shocking that Trump panders to Russian propaganda?
Trump has been a Russian asset from the moment Trump Tower Moscow was first discussed in 2013 >

He is a traitor. And people who support him are unamerican >

I don’t see how this is shocking in any way, shape, or form.
Trump has REPEATEDLY sided with Putin against the United States, even/especially when he, Trump, was IN FUCKING CHARGE of the United States. Trump has been screaming from the rooftops his admiration for Putin for a long long time.
It’s fucking insane that we had a President who acted directly and deliberately on behalf of Russia and Putin, but we did. Trump talking about trusting Putin is like the least shocking thing he’s done re: Russia. >

*sucks dick of dictators like Putin and Kim Jong Un, nobody in the GOP says a goddamned thing about it*
The whole fucking Republican Party, with a very few exceptions, are fucking traitors to the United States and should be thrown out of Congress and JAILED. >

Traitor Trump never misses an opportunity to kiss his boss' ass