Strongly disagree. It was likely Pence who set Trump straight on Putin and Russia.
Once I heard him at the VP debate I immediately knew team Trump was going to be tough regarding Russia. Before that, I had serious doubts. I think Trump was very naive early on in regards to Putin and Russia.
At some point, right around the time Pence came in, I recall Trump saying something like, "Boy, did I learn a LOT this week". I am 99% positive that he was referring to some sort of briefing or discussion he had with people in the know regarding Russia. I need to go back and see if I can find the precise quote so to nail it down.
When Donald Trump and I observe that, as Ive said, in Syria, in Iran, in Ukraine, that the small and bullying leader of Russia has been stronger on the world stage than this administration, thats stating painful facts. Thats not an endorsement of Vladimir Putin thats an indictment of the weak and feckless leadership of Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama. ..."
What were dealing with is the you know, theres an old proverb that says the Russian bear never dies, it just hibernates.
And the truth of the matter is, the weak and feckless foreign policy of Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama has awakened an aggression in Russia that first appeared a few years ago with their move in Georgia, now their move into Crimea, now their move into the wider Middle East.
Strongly disagree. It was likely Pence who set Trump straight on Putin and Russia.
You sound like a Democrat. There was never anything to “set straight” on Putin. Trump wasn’t stuffing his pockets with Russian cash while in the White House. So what if Trump had some dumb campaign season rhetoric on Russia. Mountain out of a mole hill here.
Pence is great at running his mouth. He has been totally AWOL as the Deep State has assaulted POTUS and his supporters. Flynn was an early supporter of POTUS and the GOP absolutely does not want those type of people in President Trump’s ear. We saw this recently when Romney and the Senate GOP denied Trump his MAGA Fed picks. I suppose you agree with that, too.