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I am a Trump supporter, but not a sycophant or whatever term accurately describes a blind follower.
Your statement, “Only left wing morons will fall for this obvious attempt to divide Trump supporters.” is egregiously in error.
No man is above critique, nor are his cabinet members to whom he should be delegating.
Yet I have been smeared here at FR for said critique, i.e., ‘division.’
That is telling.

I've been a Trump supporter and contributer since 2016. I also know Trump going back to the 80's when he was casino mogul in Atlantic City and had few corporate bankruptcies. As the owner of the USFL New Jersey Generals, he was also the moving force to move that spring football league to the fall and compete with the NFL head up.

Trump expected he could force a settlement with the NFL and get an NFL franchise. That move drove the USFL to financial collapse, and its owners filed $1.69 billion anti-trust lawsuit against the NFL. The USFL won the lawsuit, but due to the stupidity of its lawyers who picked a jury of non-sports fans, got a nominal judgement of $1. Under anti-trust law the damages were tripled to $3. Comic strip Tank McNamara immortalized that failure with the NFL commissioner laughing while writing a check for $3.

That was Trump's brainchild, and not everything Trump does is genius. I think Trump needs less "yes men" and women advising him about things. Trump's attempts to negotiate with Putin to end Putin's war of aggression have been embarrassing, to be frank. Maybe now his base will understand that the war will end when Putin is defeated in Ukraine and not before. As much we all want that war to end , a lasting peace can't be rushed. Putin doesn't want the war to end before his goals have been met, and Russia may well collapse, as it did in 1917, before Putin can reach his goals. Then a lasting peace can result.

“Trump’s attempts to negotiate with Putin to end Putin’s war of aggression have been embarrassing, to be frank. Maybe now his base will understand that the war will end when Putin is defeated in Ukraine and not before.”

Russia isn’t going to be defeated in Ukraine no matter how many US toys the DC warmongers send to Ukraine.

Russia pretty much has the pro-Moscow territory once part of Ukraine. It is as gone as the Panama Canal.

At this point, the Russians are willing to do a peace deal. However, future military success might encourage the Russians to swallow up all of Ukraine.

I think Trump needs less "yes men" and women advising him about things.

Indeed. That sums up my prior comments rather well.

As much we all want that war to end , a lasting peace can't be rushed. Putin doesn't want the war to end before his goals have been met, and Russia may well collapse, as it did in 1917, before Putin can reach his goals. Then a lasting peace can result.

I disagree. Most here fail to grasp that Putin is not the worst of what could be.

If this is mishandled badly, we could face a scenario under which a military/radical-led Russia embraces China, they align behind Iran and suddenly we are in a new dynamic. All of this, of course, in line with Chyna's long-term ambitions (imho, according to plan, and I'm sure ds is watching with glee).