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Trump sells out our NATO allies to Putin

Hillary Clinton said this should be front-page news. Agreed

Shankar Narayan
7 min readFeb 13, 2024

Donald Trump, the 45th President of the United States, recently made a statement suggesting that he would encourage Russian President Vladimir Putin to attack our European allies. Trump conveyed this message to the allies through a story recounted from his time in the Oval Office.

He described a meeting, where

One of the presidents of a big country stood up and said, “Well, sir, if we don’t pay and we’re attacked by Russia, will you protect us?” I said, “You didn’t pay, you’re delinquent?” He said, “Yes, let’s say that happened.” “No, I would not protect you. In fact, I would encourage them to do whatever the hell they want. You gotta pay. You gotta pay your bills.”

This scenario likely never occurred. In what reality would a president of a major country stand up and address Donald Trump as “Sir”? However, despite the improbability of the situation, the essence remains: Donald Trump conveyed a message to both America’s allies and the Kremlin simultaneously.

Donald Trump’s stance isn’t aimed at bolstering American interests, but rather appears to align more closely with the Kremlin’s agenda. This position, masquerading as addressing America’s perceived vulnerabilities, implies…

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Shankar Narayan
Shankar Narayan

Written by Shankar Narayan

He didn't care what he had or what he had left, he cared only about what he must do.

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