Trump Sides Against America Again
On Wednesday, Trump unpatriotically sided with Putin and railed against Biden in radio interview.
The former president has always had a history of praising dictators, especially Vladimir Putin. Once again, Trump and several well known right-wingers praised Putin in a bid to belittle Biden and insert his Big Lie into the narrative of a fake president's failed political positions, saying "what went wrong was a rigged election and what went wrong is a candidate that shouldn't be there and a man that has no concept of what he's doing." This interview also showcased Trump's obvious authoritarian tendencies, unable to stop showering Putin with praises such as "genius", "savvy", "great charm", etc.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and President Donald Trump at a Group of 20 summit in Osaka, Japan, in 2019. (Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images)
By Meryl Kornfield
In addition to Trump's interview, other popular right-wingers such as Candace Owens and Tucker Carlson sided against Biden and showered Putin with praise. Owens tweeted this week "NATO (under direction from the United States) is violating previous agreements and expanding eastward. WE are at fault.” Carlson, on the other hand, minimized Putin's attack on Ukraine and told his viewers to think "What is this really about? Why do I hate Putin so much? Has Putin ever called me a racist? Has he threatened to get me fired for disagreeing with him?”
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