Gathered together here for your convenience…
Let’s stop and review for a moment what the president of the United States has done regarding Russia in his first 4 months in office…
— Joy Reid (@JoyAnnReid) June 1, 2017
Thus far, Donald Trump has:
– Invited the Russian foreign minister and a probable Russian spy/recruiter into the Oval at Putin’s request…
— Joy Reid (@JoyAnnReid) June 1, 2017
He gave the Russians in the Oval previously secret information identifying a third party country’s infiltration of ISIS.
— Joy Reid (@JoyAnnReid) June 1, 2017
He then identified that third party country, Israel, on camera, while standing beside the Israeli prime minister.
— Joy Reid (@JoyAnnReid) June 1, 2017
He all but repudiated NATO, refused to recommit to Article V, shoved the leader of new NATO country Montenegro and slagged Germany.
— Joy Reid (@JoyAnnReid) June 1, 2017
He put on display the very fracturing of the Western alliance that Putin has dreamed of for decades.
— Joy Reid (@JoyAnnReid) June 1, 2017
His administration hinted it would “look at” rolling back sanctions against Russia, then walked it back.
— Joy Reid (@JoyAnnReid) June 1, 2017
We learned that his son-in-law and then national security adviser held secret meetings designed to open a direct channel to Putin.
— Joy Reid (@JoyAnnReid) June 1, 2017
And so did his attorney general.
— Joy Reid (@JoyAnnReid) June 1, 2017
He installed as National Security Adviser a man by then known by the intelligence services and his own goverment to be compromised by Russia
— Joy Reid (@JoyAnnReid) June 1, 2017
and refused for 18 days to remove him, despite explicit warnings from the acting attorney general.
— Joy Reid (@JoyAnnReid) June 1, 2017
He approved pipeline projects for which part of the steel used for construction comes from Russian firms.
— Joy Reid (@JoyAnnReid) June 1, 2017
And now, he is returning to Russia two facilities used by them as bases to attack our sovereignty and elections.
— Joy Reid (@JoyAnnReid) June 1, 2017
Which is in essence, the reversal of sanctions.
— Joy Reid (@JoyAnnReid) June 1, 2017
Which begs the question @jonathanalter asked tonight: do the Russians have something on Trump to make him do these things?
— Joy Reid (@JoyAnnReid) June 1, 2017
Because no American president has ever acted this way – with such seemingly reflexive obedience to a foreign power.
— Joy Reid (@JoyAnnReid) June 1, 2017
Throw in the coming withdrawal from the Paris climate accords, and the shattering of the Western alliance looks more and more possible.
— Joy Reid (@JoyAnnReid) June 1, 2017
Vladimir Putin couldn’t have asked for more. God only knows what Trump will give him next.
— Joy Reid (@JoyAnnReid) June 1, 2017
Which begs the question: What’s else is there that Trump could give Putin? A ticker-tape parade up 5th Avenue? The Hope Diamond? A rusty trombone?
