What would cause our president to regard Vladimir Putin’s testimony to be more reliable than that of the careful analysis of all of his own intelligence agencies? Donald Trump is not stupid. But, given his immense ego, and his consistent over-estimation of the scope and depth of his knowledge, we are led to conclude he might as well be.
It is hard to explain President Trump’s ongoing romance with Russia’s dictator. A lot of people think Putin has something on him. For a moment let’s consider as fact they hold no such thing. Trump has nuzzled up to Putin so often and so much. Russia is now in a position to cause a leak (false or otherwise) that our president does have prior or ongoing embarrassing relations with Russia. Regardless of the truth, this is an option now available to the Russian dictator.
How would the release of such disinformation affect our body politic? It would be catastrophic. Wittingly or unwittingly, President Trump has become an asset of Putin’s Russia. This is a result of long train of very bad choices our president has made.
Now is the time for office holders to put aside party affiliations and come to the defense of our country. Please let your representatives in Congress know how you feel. That may be the only way to prevent irreparable and serious damage to our country. To our representative, Scott Tipton: Are you up to this grave challenge? Please come to the aid of your country.
Kevin Cook
Mancos
