• xor@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    3 days ago

    this is strategic. By appealing to his ego, he can tell trump that putin has been lying, while calling trump smart for realizing it instead of calling him gullible for not realizing it.

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      3 days ago

      Ah, and he won’t be able to realize that either.

      But I have a feeling when more countries with well respected leaders say the same thing, and state the same thing to appeal to his ego, it will further cement the idea in Trump’s mind, that Putin “cheated him”.

      I don’t have high expectations, but let’s see how it plays out.

      But to be clear, if something else were to remove Trump from being the problem I wouldn’t oppose that either.