Trump puts new Russia sanctions passed by Congress on hold, saying waiver is in US national interest

[u/Immediate-Link490]

https://apnews.com/article/russia-sanctions-trump-ukraine-e50c561ab805883bb4e484c092d8fadd

[u/rlam81]

Yup, definitely not an asset

[u/PugsAndHugs95 → u/rlam81]

Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff have literally been conspiring with the Russians on their trips to Moscow to negotiate taking over Lukoil assets in exchange for unknown favors. This is Trump enriching himself by abusing the power of the executive branch in a quid pro quo manner to get kickbacks, just through his son in law and his real estate buddy. It’s crazy the times we live in that we have a Russian asset as president

[u/Striking-Hold-4588 → u/PugsAndHugs95]

Don't forget Kushner's investment fund investing heavily in Israeli defense stocks while also leading peace talked between Israel and Palestinians.

[u/BookQueen13 → u/Striking-Hold-4588]

He's also in bed with the Saudis. They bought EA together.

[u/ComparisonIcy3709 → u/BookQueen13]

And with that, I will NEVER buy an EA game EVER.

[u/VeryHarryAstor → u/ComparisonIcy3709]

🏴‍☠️

[u/MelangeBot → u/BookQueen13]

That's nothing. They are now actively helping SA to set up their own nuclear power plants and enrich their own uranium.

[u/euroaustralian → u/BookQueen13]

Didn't they gift him a private 747 with all bells and whistles.

[u/HotLava00 → u/PugsAndHugs95]

NPR’s podcast Embedded did a series called Trump Stories. I recommend all of them, relevant to his Russia connections is the episode called”Collusion”

https://one.npr.org/i/584353948:1206514006

[u/drdalek13 → u/PugsAndHugs95]

This person is alive, healthy, and sane, and has no plans to commit suicide

Edit: Half joking, half believe this is honestly where we are in this moment. Thx for the award

[u/B-Z_B-S → u/rlam81]

There's even a Wikipedia page on how Donald Trump is a Russian asset.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Links_between_Trump_associates_and_Russian_officials

[u/Malibutwo → u/B-Z_B-S]

He's potentially been compromised since 1987 and his first trip to Russia

[u/dont_be_that_guy_29 → u/Malibutwo]

Always makes me wonder if the supposed compromising "p tapes" are p-edo tapes

[u/Livid_Importance_442 → u/dont_be_that_guy_29]

I think the "p" in p-tapes has always meant pedo tapes by people in the know.

[u/BiBoFieTo → u/rlam81]

Putin's dick must look like a cheeto right now.

[u/Positronic_Matrix → u/BiBoFieTo]

Trump is Putin’s cock holster.

[u/Spiritual-Physics700 → u/BiBoFieTo]

Putin is just waving a copy of the Epstein Files in his face, threatening to release them.

[u/dustin-dawind → u/rlam81]

I believe the president has rather eloquently addressed such accusations in the past, saying "No puppet. No puppet. You're the puppet!"

[u/pannenkoek2309 → u/rlam81]

His VP is in Russia as we speak

[u/IllRelative3355 → u/pannenkoek2309]

We have been screwed many times over by this administration and puppet!

[u/FlamingoDiligent9216 → u/rlam81]

Putin is trying to push his ass to do as much as he can until he loses all his power after the mid-terms. They know he’s fucked.

[u/Shadowchaos1010]

Second paragraph starts with the fact that he himself signed the bill last month.

He could've simply vetoed it, but he didn't.

But now circumventing Congress to interfere with a bill he was alright with not too long ago.

Treason, and Congressional Republicans are going to do fuck all despite this is him spitting in their mouths on something they were able to actually accomplish for once.

[u/nufnu → u/Shadowchaos1010]

A waiver was written into it, he's using it

[u/kunderthunt → u/nufnu]

Well I’m sure glad he can coherently explain why that decision is in the best interest of the American people while definitely not shitting his pants or on the constitution at all!

[u/stiffgerman → u/nufnu]

This. Lindsey Graham was a great supporter of Ukraine but even he knew that there had to be some wiggle room for Trump so his Act basically gave the President the authority to apply and revoke sanctions. Lindsey thought that he'd be around to be the "good Angel" on Trump's shoulder and keep him from screwing over Ukraine. Makes you wonder where that heart failure REALLY came from...

[u/HimitsuDragon → u/stiffgerman]

I mean, let's take his ties with China as an example?
Calls them the enemy, bad, whatever and puts big tariffs on them.
BUT also puts tariffs on the rest of the world that hurts the US and turns our trade partners towards China to fill their needs instead to boost China's economy.

Keeps saying bad things about China, but gets his hats and bibles made from there.
China buys his assets at steep prices and over pays at his golf courses... Says he'll let in 500,000 chinese students. So what's that about?

Says all these things, but watch the actions, follow the money.

Russia is promising oil now for sanction lifts. Oil that'd only cover our needs for moments, barely days if at all. It's nothing to the US, but a boon heavily infavor of Russia and it's war vs Ukraine.

But everything is Ukraines fault? They're barely trying anymore with how corrupt they are... Even a host on Fox news went rogue and flat out said this is all Putin's fault. While the other said it's Ukraine's fault and it's because Zelenskiy is arrogant...

[u/obiemo]

Trump is not trying to get the price of diesel down by suspending the sanctions. Trump is freeing up Russian assets to help him meddle in the mid terms.

[u/ChucksnTaylor → u/obiemo]

I think more likely Putin said “if you want my help in the midterms here’s what I need you to do for me”

[u/The_Frostweaver → u/ChucksnTaylor]

We may never know what Putin said, but clearly he is persuasive. 80 year olds get scammed every day. But you are suppose to learn from your mistakes and stop letting them talk to the scammers.

Trump's handlers need to get their shit together. No more calls with Putin or Bibi.

[u/highonpizza → u/The_Frostweaver]

putin and bibi likely have tapes of trump doing very bad things to kids

[u/fauxzempic → u/highonpizza]

I remember when the scandal was going to be the pee pee tapes* but given what ties to Mossad that Epstein probably had, there's almost certainly a little digital library containing people in power being absolute monsters in the hands of bibi.

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*After reading that lawsuit against Vince McMahon where some of the activities included some abusive scat activities, and given how extremely wealthy people I think just get bored with life so they play on the most deviant fringes...AND after realizing that Trump probably poops himself all the time, I bet that he's partaken in the same activities.

[u/enteringhope → u/The_Frostweaver]

Trump’s handlers are part of the scheme

[u/AlienInOrigin]

Quite possibly the greatest achievement for Putin was defeating the US without firing a single weapon.

[u/love_glow → u/AlienInOrigin]

The U.S. made the mistake of thinking the Cold War was over after bulkanization of the USSR. They changed gears, and we got soft.

[u/yourmansconnect → u/love_glow]

"Russia should use its special services within the borders of the United States and Canada to fuel instability and separatism against neoliberal globalist Western hegemony, such as, for instance, provoke "Afro-American racists" to create severe backlash against the rotten political state of affairs in the current present-day system of the United States and Canada. Russia should "introduce geopolitical disorder into internal American activity, encouraging all kinds of separatism and ethnic, social, and racial conflicts, actively supporting all dissident movements – extremist, racist, and sectarian groups, thus destabilizing internal political processes in the U.S. It would also make sense simultaneously to support isolationist tendencies in American politics"

The Foundation of Geopolitics -1997

Written by Alexander Dugin, and adopted as basically a handbook for the Russian military and future policy

[u/Named_after_color → u/yourmansconnect]

Gotta admit he was pretty smart to come up with "Just support every extremist at the same time and watch them blow up"

[u/DownWithHisShip → u/love_glow]

The U.S. made the mistake of thinking the Cold War was over after bulkanization of the USSR. They changed gears, and we got soft.

In the 2012 election I think, Romney called out Russia as an enemy and people laughed at him. We all owe Romney an apology...

[u/ScarZealousideal2147 → u/love_glow]

I remember Obama laughing at Romney back in 2012 when he said Russia was the biggest threat to the USA, turns out he was totally right

[u/Nihsvabhav → u/AlienInOrigin]

best way to defeat a democracy is to get their people brainwashed enough to vote for their own defeat

the real culprits are the social media platforms who pretty much aided all the way through with complete deliberation

[u/CycloneSP → u/AlienInOrigin]

I still to this day remember a quote in my history books when I was in highschool 20 years from a russian leader saying "we cannot defeat the USA from without, we must rot it from within." (paraphrased, cuz my memory sucks)

but basically, this has been an ongoing effort for multiple decades at this point.

[u/SenorTron]

Congratulations Seppos on your Russian handled leader.

[u/gk_instakilogram → u/SenorTron]

lol it was so obvious for such a long time, but buddy regards will still say - noo! russiagate! not true! prosecution!

[u/VanuasGirl → u/gk_instakilogram]

Not a puppet! You’re the puppet!

[u/MilkyWayObserver → u/SenorTron]

I don’t understand how there was a War of Independence to leave the Crown, only to give the president more power than a King.

It makes no sense that a President can also veto laws that passed in Congress.

In other countries, the Head of Government makes the laws while the Head of State is a figurehead to keep the Prime Minister or equivalent in check. In the US, the president is both the head of state and head of government.

So much for separation of powers. And of course Congress has been useless throughout this whole ideal.

In a Westminster-style democracy, there would have already been a vote of non-confidence, and an election would have been called by now.

[u/timify10 → u/MilkyWayObserver]

Trump made a deal with Putin to sell Russian Diesel to the US Market

For

Russian interfere with mid-terms,

Withdrawling all 12 of its B-1 Lancer strategic bombers from RAF Fairford

Cut intelligence sharing with Ukraine

Deny Ukraine expanded use of SpaceX Starlink Shield access over Russian territory.

Suspend Starlink shield capability to allow Russian to strike Ukraine.

Remove santions against Russia, approved by Congress.

[u/No_Idea_Guy → u/timify10]

Don't forget that the amount of diesel Russia can spare would last less than a week. 

[u/BigBananaBerries → u/No_Idea_Guy]

It's made out this is flooding the market to bring prices down. That oil was being sold to India before it got sent to the US so there's no more oil on the market. It's just Putin getting Trump to void sanctions under the guise it'll benefit him when it won't.

[u/MerlinsMentor → u/MilkyWayObserver]

In a Westminster-style democracy, there would have already been a vote of non-confidence, and an election would have been called by now.

Not if a majority of the legislators were supporting the Prime Minister, despite his actions. THAT is the problem here -- that those responsible for holding the executive to account (members of Congress) are refusing to do so, despite their oath of office to the Constitution. They are prioritizing the wishes of their political party and its (putative) leader over their responsibility to the citizens according to the constitution.

[u/MacchuWA → u/MerlinsMentor]

With how tight the balance in the US congress is, in a Westminster system, he would 100% be gone. There are enough Republicans who would switch if they thought there was a pathway to get rid of him. In a Westminster system, that would exist with just a few votes changing.

Yes, the Republicans are spineless cowards. But the US system is also deeply flawed

[u/MerlinsMentor → u/MacchuWA]

It doesn't require that many votes now. Five representatives switching sides could flip the House and impeach. That could happen today. Upon that happening, only fourteen senators would have to vote against party lines to remove anyone in the current executive administration, including the president. There has been absolutely zero indication that any of them are willing to do so. Party loyalty is paramount in their actions, despite almost continual and blatant executive misbehavior.

I'm a dual citizen of the U.S. and Canada -- I know very well how both systems work. A large enough group of those responsible for checking the power of the executive could fail in either system. If Mark Carney were to go completely off the rails, and the Liberal party (who currently holds a majority) was as in lock-step with him as the Republicans are with Trump, a vote of no-confidence would fail. Now, I don't believe that such a vote would necessarily fail - Canada, and the Liberal party in particular, is not the Republican party in the U.S. It's true that the U.S. system has systemic problems that exacerbate the issue (gerrymandering, inequal representation in the Senate) -- but if a majority of the legislature is willing to support a rogue executive, both systems fail.

[u/TheBrickWithEyes → u/SenorTron]

As an Aussie, growing up with USA vs Russia movies and rhetoric in the 80s, the last 15 years and the full embrace of Russia by Conservatives have been wild.

[u/Glittering_Stress_32 → u/SenorTron]

In case anyone is wondering, Seppos means Americans.

[u/luke_osullivan → u/Glittering_Stress_32]

From septic tank = Yank. Some rhyming slang.

[u/BardaArmy]

Us national interest is Russian interest. What a time…

[u/DennisTheOppressed → u/BardaArmy]

Putin is still fighting the Cold War. Currently he's winning.

[u/NameWasAlreadyInUse → u/BardaArmy]

So it turns out trumps second term is going to be EXACTLY like his first term.

Trump comes into offices and fucks shit up so hard that democrats sweep the house and tie the senate, which leads to two years of the dems trying to nail down whether anyrhing explicitly illegal took place with some.... interesting... deals with russia.

[u/sgtabn173]

Bro is behaving a concerning amount of unworried about the midterms

[u/RM_r_us → u/sgtabn173]

I mean he told Canada to hold off on the supposed election interference. If any country is known for rigging elections, for sure it's Canada 😐

[u/hypnogoad → u/RM_r_us]

Every accusation is a confession. Which means he's interfering with Albertas seperation referendum.

[u/sexarseshortage → u/sgtabn173]

He literally never faces consequences for anything. Why would he be worried? He's done so much blatantly illegal shit and yet nothing happens.

[u/sgtabn173 → u/sexarseshortage]

Oh yeah whoever says they don’t give a fuck about pardons and promises to go after him has my vote

[u/_javaScripted]

He is so fucking desperate he's floundering hopelessly to try to get fuel prices down before the mid terms. It ain't going to save you buddy.

[u/OilTurbulent1009 → u/_javaScripted]

You are quite possibly underestimating the stupidity of the average American voter

[u/Pumperkin → u/OilTurbulent1009]

The smart ones are voting early. States that allow for it are reporting 4x early voting participation from previous years.

As a poll worker, I implore eligible voters to take advantage of early voting if it is available to you. Election day holds so much uncertainty that can be mitigated by making your vote count before then.

edit: everyone to eligible voters. editorial: voter fraud is extremely rare. Differently papered people do not petition the federal government they are hiding from to cast a ballot in favor or refusal of any issue or candidate.

[u/OilTurbulent1009 → u/Pumperkin]

We vote early every primary and election cycle. So much easier.

[u/False_Energy_7290 → u/Pumperkin]

I keep telling my brothers and sisters-in-law to get their ballots in as soon as early voting starts. My eldest brother simply stated he does not care anymore. His apathy is despicable; propagating such a defeatist attitude is what got us here in the first place.

That’s another thing I need to rant about. We shouldn’t have to be anxious about elections all the time. I remember when there was a moment in time where I didn’t have to worry about the system being rigged or my vote not being counted. But now, after almost a whole decade, it feels like there’s a tangible shift in the air. One that could potentially change the course of our brief history. I hope for all our sakes people actually do the right thing and put a stop to this corruption once and for all. Voting will not be enough.

[u/Alternative-Form9790 → u/Pumperkin]

Fuck, what has America become?

"Vote early coz the dictator's goons may be out in force on election day."

[u/flyingcanuck → u/OilTurbulent1009]

"Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that" - George Carlin

[u/rocklemon → u/flyingcanuck]

Think of how stupid the average republican is, and realize half of them are stupider than that

[u/Staav → u/rocklemon]

There's a reason why republicans just about always try to cut funding for education.

[u/robotractor3000 → u/OilTurbulent1009]

Well theres just literally no way the prices get acceptable before next month. He can sign all kinds of deals with russia, it simply wont move the needle with the US’s gargantuan fuel consumption. He’s selling his soul to the devil for something that straight up has a zero percent chance of working.

[u/PresentOlive4845 → u/robotractor3000]

He's not doing it for the American people, he's doing it for Putin

[u/Wombatapus736 → u/PresentOlive4845]

The diesel "deal" ain't gonna do shit for American consumers. Not nearly enough to make much of a dent in demand. This deal only puts money in Putin's coffers which he'll use to continue his war against Ukraine.

Trump is a corrupt traitor.

[u/The-Jesus_Christ → u/OilTurbulent1009]

He’s telling voters he will bring down prices if GOP win the mid-terms. They are stupid enough to believe it and stupid enough to be ok with Trump withholding relief from them as a bargaining chip

[u/damendred → u/The-Jesus_Christ]

Let's be real, the ones stupid enough to believe his claims about this were going to vote for him anyway.

I doubt many undecided are being swayed here.

[u/ignatious__reilly → u/_javaScripted]

States are helping him though.

I live in North Carolina, and gas is now $3.50 a gallon. The state temporarily suspended the gas tax, but that literally ends two days after the midterms. It’s a political move to win votes right before the election.

And the money they’re using to make up for the lost tax revenue is coming out of our infrastructure budget, to the tune of $372 million.

[u/MechMeister → u/ignatious__reilly]

The southeast is such a pile of dogshit.

[u/AgileDrag1469 → u/MechMeister]

The worst part of the southeast is realizing just how much traction the right wing has made on not just resentful old people, but a new generation of resentful young people that have a high likelihood of keeping the political right in power for decades. Unless this 2026 blue wave results in a 2028 tsunami with sweeping reforms at the federal and state level, we could see another authoritarian back in power by at least 2030. This is exactly how empires decline and ultimately fall: first gradually, then all at once.

[u/ThePheebs → u/ignatious__reilly]

All I'm getting out of this is that people in North Carolina are stupid.

[u/ignatious__reilly → u/ThePheebs]

2,715,375 people in North Carolina voted for Kamala in 2024

Trump won the state by 183,048 votes.

Yes, NC has stupid, but we also have a lot of people who are vehemently against all this bullshit.

[u/Decent-truth1712 → u/_javaScripted]

I think he's doing everything he can to help his Russian master while he still has control of the house and senate. He know that time is running out.

[u/OceanCloud2004 → u/Decent-truth1712]

The accommodations and capitulations certainly have accelerated of late. Putin seems to be flogging his little pony for all he's worth. Get while the getting's good I guess but God, it's just become so utterly shameless. Kraznov in full effect.

[u/snacky99 → u/_javaScripted]

So we should accept high gas prices in return for Iran not having a nuke but we should also be cool with giving billions to a desperate nuclear power to continue their war mongering. Yeah that squares!

[u/KupoMoogle93 → u/_javaScripted]

The thing is Russia doesn't even have much if anything to sell, they don't even have enough for themselves.

[u/Syke_qc]

He is weak.

[u/love_glow → u/Syke_qc]

It seems like he is desperate to help Russia at all costs, optics, and literal Treason be damned.

[u/Morningfluid → u/Syke_qc]

Not weak, he's a Russian asset.

[u/CanOk6403]

What the fuck is going on? Are all of our law enforcement agencies, intelligence services, and members or government completely compromised or are they just spineless sacks of fat?

[u/DigDugged → u/CanOk6403]

Ok, so in an attack on our nation that eclipsed 9/11, Russia was able to influence and collude with a candidate in the 2016 elections.

We did not deliver a "shock and awe" response to Russia. We didn't recruit 10 batallions of military hackers to infiltrate and take down the Russian onslaught. We did not, in turn, topple Russia's president. We let Russian-boosted elected officials dismantle our government and weaken our country.

And we just kept letting it happen for 10 more years.

[u/Outrageous-Yams → u/DigDugged]

really makes you wonder where our intelligence agencies allegiances are doesn't it

[u/elykl12 → u/DigDugged]

Disclaimer: Look at my comment history, I’m not a right winger

I think one of the best responses I saw was from a Republican commentator (Charles Krauthammer I think?) said early on in the Mueller investigation that any Republican president worth his salt if he found out the Russians interfered with an American election he’d knock out the power in a dozen Russian cities in retaliation

But his refusal to punish Russia gave the game away. Krauthammer also called him and the GOP out over Charlottesville and I’m sure he’d probably be in that Bulwark/ex-Republican crowd nowadays

[u/Leucastic_Leopard → u/CanOk6403]

And the military, who allegedly said some very forgettable words about this.

[u/TupacBatmanOfTheHood → u/CanOk6403]

Just spineless for the most part unfortunately

[u/CliffordSpot → u/CanOk6403]

He has spent the last 2 years purging the entire government and replacing high level leadership in every agency and the military with his own people.

Yes, they are all completely compromised.

[u/icemanpallmall → u/CanOk6403]

Basically anyone that would have done anything has been fired by now.

[u/Automatic-Unit-8307 → u/CanOk6403]

They are all comprised, they just repeat what dear ole leader say and only go after people asked by dear ole leader.

We are so f

[u/FastCheaporGoodPick2]

My brain explodes trying to fathom how Republicans continue to allow this Russian asset to cater to Putin while trashing relationships with Ukraine, Canada, the EU and other “allies”. He seriously needs to be led out of the White House in handcuffs and charged with treason.

[u/Mateuszaic → u/FastCheaporGoodPick2]

Republicans are russian assets in their entirety

[u/AlbatrossNo1562 → u/Mateuszaic]

Most of the pro Trump comments online are by Russian bots or agents

[u/Valuable_Bread163 → u/FastCheaporGoodPick2]

Remember Trump said he could shoot someone and he wouldn’t lose any voters? He was right. He seems to be able to do whatever he wants. Everyone just lets him get away with it.

[u/AZFUNGUY85 → u/FastCheaporGoodPick2]

Everyone’s for sale. And business is GOOD.

[u/Psychaitea → u/AZFUNGUY85]

Literally plundering the US. Like private equity taking over a failing company, squeezing out any money they can while bleeding and bankrupting it.

[u/anywho123]

We’re just cool with one branch superseding another branch of our government now? I mean continuing to let it happen? He already disregards the SCOTUS, might as well ignore and bypass congress. With as beautifully written to be so adaptable to change as the constitution is, the founding fathers really dropped the ball by not putting in guard rails for the wanna be god king that Cheeto Mussolini has become.

[u/M3RC3N4RY89 → u/anywho123]

The founding fathers did put in guard rails. What they didn’t anticipate was everyone responsible for enforcing those guardrails completely abdicating their duties to the nation to instead cede all power to the wannabe dictator.

[u/Riskyfour → u/anywho123]

Congress has the absolute power to remove him. They just choose not to act.

[u/ddz1507 → u/Riskyfour]

Congress is corrupt

[u/maryconway1 → u/ddz1507]

And yet the polls show it's still 'razor thin' and 'who knows who will win this midterms for control of the house & senate'.

How is this not a slam dunk abolishing of the GOP I have no idea. Other countries do it all the time.

[u/TheeVagabond → u/maryconway1]

The supporters are just as morally corrupt as their leaders

[u/M3RC3N4RY89 → u/ddz1507]

And who elected them all? At the end of the day the buck stops with the voters who keep voting in these treasonous fucks

[u/lostseeker99 → u/Riskyfour]

Republicans*

[u/Responsible-Food3681 → u/anywho123]

We need a well-structured and unstoppable way to have recall elections through a supermajority via popular referendum. A right to remove.

We shouldn't have to rely on politicians to save us if they can be in kahoots across branches. Party politics has compromised the impeachment process, so we need to innovate and redistribute the power to nullify a federal office.

[u/Mysterious-Prompt212 → u/anywho123]

Congress is full on supporting Putin at this point.... To the point of trying to destroy a democracy in favor of a Russian dictator. It's unreal.

[u/Brick_Lab → u/Mysterious-Prompt212]

Maga already pulled a J6 so it's not cool anymore too /s

[u/SourFix]

What a disgusting senile corrupt piece of lowlife shit.

[u/Y8ser]

He's not even pretending he doesn't work for Russia and more!

[u/BellumOMNI]

What's a stronger word for compromised?

[u/Peripatetictyl → u/BellumOMNI]

Kompromat

[u/MrXero → u/BellumOMNI]

Should be Trumped. Because never has there been a better example of one compromised motherfucker. Get this jackass out of office now.

[u/cogwheeled → u/BellumOMNI]

Treason

[u/RichardEpsilonHughes]

He is a whore to chaos.

[u/KupoMoogle93]

Why the hell can the president even do this...
Americans love to shit on Europeans for having monarchies still, but the US president unironically is more like a king than anything Europe has.
Even got the hereditary thing going on too where a handful of families fight over the throne.

[u/Mlmmt]

Sooo, Russia has him by the balls... as usual...

[u/BigMuscles]

First American president to surrender to Russia.

[u/Infinite_Respect_]

Trump being a Russian asset obviously for over a decade is absolutely wild to say out loud.

[u/stuetel]

Would somebody maybe have some time to explain this like I'm five?

I'm not from America, I live in the Netherlands, and all I know is that things are getting scary.

[u/Souvi → u/stuetel]

Trump is betraying the entirety of NATO and the US, and all of their allies, for personal profit because he's a Russian asset.

[u/scruffles360 → u/Souvi]

Important to note that it would only take a dozen republicans to stop all of this, but every last one of them would rather have a bit more power than a functional country.

[u/ShadowLab451 → u/Souvi]

That's it, only ingredient missing here is the Neo-Nazi tech creeps funding it all from behind the scenes.

[u/LibertarianOutlaw → u/ShadowLab451]

They’re not funding anything, they’re taking. The taxpayers are funding everything and they’re stealing it.

[u/thadcorn → u/stuetel]

The pressure put on oil prices from Russia-Ukraine war along with the war in Iran has tanked his popularity in the U.S. and even though the sanctions got passed in the U.S. to limit economic activity in Russia, Trump is prioritizing lower price of oil over supporting Ukraine.

Frankly, he fucked up big time attacking Iran. He is pulling whatever levers he can to make the situation better but it just keeps getting worse. Midterms are on Nov 3 so he is scrambling to make his situation better.

[u/FarFromHomey → u/thadcorn]

That's bullshit. IMO. Trump's been TRYING to find ways to Support Putin for years but now it's obvious or should be. He's throwing him a lifeline.

[u/Hamilton-Beckett → u/FarFromHomey]

Exactly. Trumps been in putins pocket from the start.

If Trump doesn’t die in office, I bet he will shortly after.

[u/Worker_One72 → u/FarFromHomey]

He’s been trying to support Putin, probably for decades. The reciprocity really ramped up in 2015. Today, Trump will do whatever Putin wants him to do. Literally anything.

[u/CorrectSnow7485 → u/thadcorn]

Bullshit. (Respectfully)
He knows the republicans are done in a month. This is a money grabbing scheme, that’s all there is to it. Side deals to pocket what he can.

There is no policy or plan behind that.

[u/PenaltyStreet1286 → u/CorrectSnow7485]

I think it’s fair to say that every second of his presidency has been a money grabbing scheme with no plan in place (except for grabbing more money). I hope the Republicans being done in a month is not a pipe dream. But I have so little faith in the voting population.

But I’m very pessimistic as I’m looking at Marsha Blackburn as our shoo in Governor in TN.

[u/mossapp → u/PenaltyStreet1286]

Not every second. He’s spent a fair amount of time playing revenge.

[u/Striking-Disaster719 → u/thadcorn]

Literally there was no plan for Iran

[u/erebus1138 → u/thadcorn]

Let’s not forget Russia is supporting Iran so we are essentially giving money to someone we are actively at war with

[u/Souvi → u/thadcorn]

Russia's refinery capacity is down about 50% from pre-war thanks to Ukraine's kinetic sanctions. It's going to be even easier to spot the non-person cult members who complain about the "deal" not bringing prices down in the US.

[u/Worker_One72 → u/thadcorn]

I’ll do you one better. Trump is doing exactly what Putin wants him to do. The United States of America has a puppet president. A Russian mole.

[u/big_d_usernametaken]

What the point of having a Congress passing laws if he can just negate them?

[u/PresentOlive4845 → u/big_d_usernametaken]

Normally Congress would impeach him but it's currently controlled by Republicans and they've rolled over for him. This is what happens when Republicans control all 3 branches of government

[u/ZiggoCiP → u/PresentOlive4845]

Also worth noting, congress is on break, and will only convene tomorrow (the House, not the senate). That leaves little time to discuss Trump stalling here, and little can/will be done in the mean time.

Basically this is Trumps last chance to do anything on behalf of Russia until after the midterms, when - hoping to god - Democrats retake the majority.

If not, things are going to get exponentially worse. Last chance at beginning to stamp out this nightmare is in a few weeks.

[u/DogsNoBest17 → u/big_d_usernametaken]

The executive has too much power in the US

[u/sea_rex2]

That's treason. What are you doing Americans? Get that guy out of the white house, he is ruining your country, your reputation and your economy!

[u/boozefiend3000]

Russian asset 

[u/certifiedpreownedbmw]

He's not a Russian Asset... he's a Russian Agent.

[u/PluginAlong → u/certifiedpreownedbmw]

I'm going with asset, he's too stupid to be an agent.

[u/No_Idea_Guy]

What would have a Russian asset done differently?

[u/RussellGrey → u/No_Idea_Guy]

They would’ve been less obvious

[u/Chessh2036]

Having a Russian asset as President is something I didn’t think I’d live to see.

If by some miracle the Dems can take the house/senate, is there anything they can do?

[u/silentkiller082 → u/Chessh2036]

Congress is going to stall and get nothing done for the rest of the term if they get control. I do not believe they will get enough control to remove him from officen unless sitting Republicans start to turn.

[u/291000610478021]

National interest would have been to NOT ATTACK IRAN

He's such a loser 

[u/sapientia-maxima]

Helping Russia is NEVER in the national interest

[u/JGlassc0k34]

It looks like Trumps "to the death" ally Lindsey Graham, had the bill named after him last a full 2 months. That's what dedicating your life Teump gets you.

[u/danAsua]

He's a Russian agent

[u/Sinom_Prospekt]

GET. THIS. FUCKING. TREASONOUS. PEDOPHILE. OUT. OF. OFFICE.

[u/tanbyte]

This guy needs to be reigned in

[u/tinybathroomfaucet → u/tanbyte]

Or he just needs to, you know

[u/Maniacboy888]

Congress would be furious if they were alive to see this

[u/Educational-Tone2074]

Trump is under control of putin 

[u/PsillyFunGuy2]

Wow nobody at all saw this coming when they passed that law…

[u/LibrarianNo6865]

Russia can’t guarantee he can do this in a few weeks so I guess they don’t care how blatantly obvious this looks

[u/KeepYourMindOpen365]

Mike Johnson is equally complicit in this blatant treason and subversion. How much longer are we going to pretend our “President” isn’t, in fact, a Russian Operative?

Edit: and/or Asset/Agent…pick one; they all apply to the POS.

[u/Adventurous_Bit1325]

The Supreme Court failed this country by giving him this power.

[u/Slimy-But-Whole]

So, we fund Russia. Russia funds Iran. We are in a war with Iran. Worst. President. Ever.

[u/Klutzy_Kiwi5391]

Hey USA! After trump gone we don't want to hear about your country for quite a while! We need a break

[u/Devilutionbeast666 → u/Klutzy_Kiwi5391]

I'll admit the Biden Break was god damn perfect for about 4 years. I don't need crazy presidential updates 24/7

[u/brute-forced]

He is paying his boss to interfere with the midterms

[u/insanetwit]

Because spoiler alert America, you're with the bad guys now! 

[u/xrdavidrx]

Restricting Starlink, buying Russian diesel and now exempting Russia from sanctions. Trump is now blatantly supporting Russia in its war against Ukraine.
Will the USA ever live down this shameless action against the people of the world.

[u/telepek25]

This is just an casual observation from an European observer, but I am amazed that such blatant attempts of normalize relations with a country that has been labeled as an "enemy" for years, aren't met with some sort of public resistance.

Like I'm sorry, but literally an hour after he signed it, there should've been crowds in front of the White House, protesting this shit.

[u/commonmebro]

Wait, I thought the president couldn't go against Congress?!?

[u/FastActinTenactin → u/commonmebro]

The coward Mike Johnson sent Congress home until after the election, so they don’t give a shit about anything clearly.

[u/No_Idea_Guy]

Other than Trump being a traitor again, the Republican controlled Congress is complicit through their dereliction of duty. The Trump admin has withheld $177 billion in federal fundings for various programs (including disaster aids) that were aproved by Congress, to use as bargain chips and extortion tools. Trump and his cronies can pick and choose which legislation to enforce without caring for congressional oversight. There is no checks and balances whatsoever, aside from Susan Collins being concerned like always.

[u/Vizth]

That sphincter eyed sack of shit isn't even trying to hide that he's an asset at this point.

[u/civilPDX]

Fuck Donald Trump. Impeach, investigate, and Imprison.

[u/anewbys83]

I didn't know a president could legally stop something passed by congress.

[u/Colo-PV-living]

At what point do even the maggots realize he’s not helping the US and is helping Putin?

[u/Dry-Contribution-978]

Funny how's he's being extra nice to Putin right before the election

[u/lukeyellow]

Not only is he flouting Congress but he's aiding and abetting an enemy....

[u/Citizen-Kang]

Translation: it's in Trump's personal interest.

[u/FeeWeak1138]

seriously...what use is Congress??

[u/BigDaddyVagabond]

Compromised as hell

[u/alphacarrera3]

Roses are red, violets are blue, Trump is an Israeli-Russian tool

[u/OkYak1822]

I knew he would do it eventually. Enriching Russia with our misfortune. What an absolute moron.

He and every last one of the half wits that voted for him can rot in hell.

[u/KrookedDoesStuff]

This is quite literally high treason

[u/JDDJS]

There's no way that this is constitutional, not that it even matters anymore. 

[u/jcamp41]

Personally, I think the price of election interference just went up.

That's the reason for these moves.

[u/Good_Tomato_4293]

And Congress will do nothing. 

[u/jrodsf]

Any time he say US national interest or national security, he means his own interests, because he's the world's biggest narcissistic sociopath.

[u/HarrierDuBoisX]

Wanna bet I can predict what Trump will do next? Next, Trump will claim that the Democrats stole the election from him again... And he won’t recognize either chamber of Congress as legitimate. And yes, I’ll also remind you that the U.S. Supreme Court gave him the power to do whatever he wants without facing any consequences!

[u/stdgy]

Our first bought and paid for foreign asset of a President. Exciting!

[u/TemporaryOwlet]

Are we Russian province now? 49th, if Im not mistaken?

[u/macross1984]

You mean in Russia's interest. Jerk.

[u/GaryTheSoulReaper]

Impeach… again

[u/IRSnotreal]

No the fuck it isn't

[u/OutrageForSale]

As President elect, Trump was in that 2016 briefing with Obama when they told them how Russia helped Trump get elected.

[u/LibrariansNightmare]

When did conservative party become a Russian ally?

[u/Limp-Search3097]

The Trump crime family will be seeking asylum in Russia at this rate, hopefully soon.