President Donald Trump once again claimed to be “tougher on Russia” after going on a tirade about the FBI and the Russia investigation, only to be taken to the woodshed by fact-wielding Twitter users.
Upon learning of the New York Times report revealing that the FBI opened a secret investigation of Trump in May 2017 after he fired former FBI Director James Comey, Trump had a meltdown and threw a tantrum on Twitter attacking the FBI, Special Counsel Robert Mueller and Hillary Clinton before claiming that he’s tough on the Russians, only to then undermine his own claim by bragging about his “good relations” with the Russians:
I have been FAR tougher on Russia than Obama, Bush or Clinton. Maybe tougher than any other President. At the same time, & as I have often said, getting along with Russia is a good thing, not a bad thing. I fully expect that someday we will have good relations with Russia again!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 12, 2019
Trump has made this claim before, and it has been repeatedly debunked, which is why Twitter users were armed with facts when they responded:
You literally laughed in the Oval Office with Sergey Kislyak about firing James Comey and hampering the FBI’s counter Intel investigation into Russia. You then allowed Russian Media to film in the Oval Office.
You are NOT Tougher than anyone on Russia
— Brian Krassenstein (@krassenstein) January 12, 2019
He was literally going to build Trump Tower in Moscow using a sanctioned Russian bank. That deal failed so he then allegedly sent Carter Page to Moscow to exchange sanctions relief for hundreds of millions of dollars in brokerage fees from the sale of Rosneft.
— Ed Krassenstein (@EdKrassen) January 12, 2019
You were really tough on Russia in Helsinki when you sided with KGB President Putin over your own intelligence agencies.
— Jeremy Newberger (@jeremynewberger) January 12, 2019
You are real tough on Russia by lifting sanctions on the Putin oligarchs who directly meddled in our Democratic process.
— Jeremy Newberger (@jeremynewberger) January 12, 2019
You were real tough on Russia when you let your bribed Campaign Manager change the planks of the Republican Party to support Putin’s invasion of Crimea.
— Jeremy Newberger (@jeremynewberger) January 12, 2019
This is not true. Trump stood next to Putin at a press conference and was asked if he holds Russia accountable for ANYTHING.
Trump didn’t name a single specific thing he holds Russia or Putin accountable for, then went on to attack the Russia probe and talk about his 2016 win. pic.twitter.com/lInpGR6Biz
— Robert Maguire (@RobertMaguire_) January 12, 2019
Then, at the same event, the same reporter asked Putin why Americans should believe his denials about meddling. But before Putin can even answer, TRUMP BREAKS IN and discredits the conclusion that Russia meddle at all pic.twitter.com/tzBrcBOPgT
— Robert Maguire (@RobertMaguire_) January 12, 2019
Obama instructed Homeland Security to protect voting-related systems from cyber intrusions, and encouraged state-level election officials to protect voting-related systems from cyber intrusions.
Trump suggested forming a Cyber Security unit with Putin.https://t.co/kbd2qazRxd
— Morten Øverbye (@morten) January 12, 2019
Obama identified Russia as being behind election-related hacks, issuing a statement from Homeland Security and the Director of National Intelligence.
Trump called it a hoax even after 17 American intelligence agencies concluded that Russia interfered.https://t.co/ZtaEAnN7V6
— Morten Øverbye (@morten) January 12, 2019
Someone has to have told the President by now that insulting past Presidents @HillaryClinton and the FBI as a response to FBI investigations into Russia’s ongoing attack undercuts his point that he wasn’t / isn’t an asset for those same Russian activities.
— Sam Vinograd (@sam_vinograd) January 12, 2019
Indeed, Trump has repeatedly laid down for Putin every chance he gets, including every time he attacks NATO. Trump also surrendered the battlefield in Syria to the Russians despite the fact that ISIS is not defeated.
In fact, Trump has largely refrained from saying anything bad about Putin and has shrunk whenever given the opportunity to confront him on the world stage. That’s not being tough. Ether Trump is owned by the Russians or he’s a coward. Or both.
So many actions Trump has taken since taking office have benefited the Russians, including his trade war with China because the Chinese are now buying soybeans from Russia instead of American farmers.
Trump is surrendering American leadership in the world to Russian aggression. He has never been, nor will he ever be, tough on Russia. He is, by far, the weakest president when it comes to Russia, and every Cold War president is rolling in their grave.
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