Once again it falls to me to defend Donald Trump, something I am not in business to do. But the ceaseless attacks on him are not grounded in honest analysis, at least most of them aren't. So, let's examine the latest Trump-Putin hysteria.
The former President believes his strategy of personal detente with Putin, Xi of China, and the lunatic in North Korea successfully kept those dictators from harming America. And the record shows this is correct.
Mr. Trump also believes that his strong persona discouraged misbehavior throughout the world and, he thinks, he has never been given credit for that.
In addition, Donald Trump believes Joe Biden is weak and so, essentially, is the NATO alliance. As President, Trump had to threaten some NATO countries to live up to their commitments like paying dues.
Therefore, it is not surprising that Trump sees Biden and NATO as weak, and Putin and Xi as strong because they can cause trouble at will.
The problem is that Donald Trump does not fully explain himself when he says things like Putin is "smart." That gives the hate-Trump media an opening to portray Trump as a fellow traveler with the brutal dictator.
The truth is that President Trump did not want conflict for America and largely kept the USA away from disasters like Ukraine. He did this by effective deal-making. But we live in a world of propaganda and that fact is now routinely ignored.
However, Trump's international policies largely worked. And that is a historical fact.
See you beginning at six eastern for the No Spin News. We'll continue to have the best Ukraine analysis. Hope you read my new column on the subject.
The former President believes his strategy of personal detente with Putin, Xi of China, and the lunatic in North Korea successfully kept those dictators from harming America. And the record shows this is correct.
Mr. Trump also believes that his strong persona discouraged misbehavior throughout the world and, he thinks, he has never been given credit for that.
In addition, Donald Trump believes Joe Biden is weak and so, essentially, is the NATO alliance. As President, Trump had to threaten some NATO countries to live up to their commitments like paying dues.
Therefore, it is not surprising that Trump sees Biden and NATO as weak, and Putin and Xi as strong because they can cause trouble at will.
The problem is that Donald Trump does not fully explain himself when he says things like Putin is "smart." That gives the hate-Trump media an opening to portray Trump as a fellow traveler with the brutal dictator.
The truth is that President Trump did not want conflict for America and largely kept the USA away from disasters like Ukraine. He did this by effective deal-making. But we live in a world of propaganda and that fact is now routinely ignored.
However, Trump's international policies largely worked. And that is a historical fact.
See you beginning at six eastern for the No Spin News. We'll continue to have the best Ukraine analysis. Hope you read my new column on the subject.
