The above is exactly why Putin wants Trump as president. There is no way Putin wants Ted Cruz as Cruz would be a stone wall to Putin and no one would pay for that wall or break it down.
You have gone too many hours without sleep. :-)
It’s actually the willingness of the people to be dazzled....just as Obama dazzled the public regardless of his history, Obama also was excused by his supporters....they wanted what they ‘believed’ they saw in him...and Trump voters want they “believe” they see in Trump.....history doesn’t matter.