The Call, the Cover-Up, and the Colby Disaster

The Backroom Betrayal

The phone call I had been waiting for — the one I believed would mark the pivotal battle between the pro-Putin faction inside the White House and the national security wing of the Republican Party — finally happened at 10:00 A.M. yesterday.

After that post, Donald Trump went on to post nearly 30 more times. But not a single update about the call. Nothing. No “excellent” call. No “I asked” Putin anything. Radio silence.

Instead of taking a public position on social media — as he’s always done after his hour-long calls with Putin — Trump chose a different route. He told reporters that Putin isn’t going to stop.

I’m very disappointed with the conversation I had today with President Putin, because I don’t think he’s there, and I’m very disappointed,” Trump said. I’m just saying I don’t think he’s looking to stop, and that’s too bad.

Following the call with Putin, Trump also spoke with French President Emmanuel Macron. And just like that, the pro-Putin lobby in Washington found itself in a spot of bother.