Russian state media were allowed into the Zelensky meeting while other traditional news orgs were not.
The use of tariffs and customs against trading partners to shape general foreign policy, via a compromised president, as well as other things, is strongly reminiscent of Russian interference in Ukraine pre-2014.
Even the Mueller report is best read as concluding there was obstruction of justice into the investigation.
Thiel has openly discussed disappointment with democracy and advocated for autocracy, and his companies have celebrated the current state of things in shareholder meetings.
russian propagandists and useful idiots try to hide or dismiss discussions about it.
russia owns trump. elon talks to putin regularly, and he was promised access to Ukrainian mineral wealth. The whole Panama canal, Canada, and Greenland sabre-rattling is so eventually russian oil tankers can traverse the world with impunity.
russia is dividing and conquering. They still dream of being a superpower, instead of a failed mafia state with nuclear weapons.
Our White House is filled with the Friends of Russia. They want to turn Ukraine over to Russia and loot it. JD Vance erupted on Zelenski because he showed people what was happening instead of just glad-handing his way through the talks and eating shit. This is a clear indication of what happens to YOU should you dare not fully submit.
Our only hope now is that the American economy rebels against this insanity.
The Orange One spent a lot of time praising Zelenski before throwing him to the wolves. That had to be a jolt to everyone, admitted or not.
trump, thiel, and musk also see how rich russia's oligarchs are, and want to replicate russia in the USA.