Putin paid a bounty to kill American soldiers. @realDonaldTrump knew about it but did nothing. How can Trump lead America when he can't even defend it? pic.twitter.com/oEbnc2cWbT— The Lincoln Project (@ProjectLincoln) June 28, 2020
***Bill Clinton was impeached for lying about an affair.— Chip Franklin (@chipfranklin) June 28, 2020
What should happen to the Traitor-in-Chief who sides with Putin as he murderers our soldiers? @ProjectLincoln has it right: it’s #TRE45ON. pic.twitter.com/G23C0bHmpS
Donald Trump has known since late March 2020 that Russia has offered (and, reportedly in some cases, paid) cash rewards to Taliban-linked militants in Afghanistan for murdering American soldiers.For almost four months, Trump and his administration have said nothing.
Well, not exactly nothing. In early May, Trump boasted of his "great friendship" with Russia and Vladimir Putin. "By the way, getting along with Russia is a great thing."
In mid-May, Trump sent at least 200 ventilators that were desperately needed to save American lives to Russia, in "rapid fulfillment" of a request Putin made during a phone call with Trump.
No Republican Senator or member of Congress has said an unkind word about Trump showing less concern for US soldiers than for statutes of slave-owning traitors to the United States. Not even one.
Trump believes quieting kneeling during the national anthem is "disrespectful", but if you pay the Taliban to kill American soldiers, he will offer you a personal invitation to the G7.
Former FBI acting Director Andrew McCabe was asked if Trump could be an asset of Russian intelligence. "I think it's possible."
It's difficult to believe Trump could be connected with anything resembling "intelligence". At the very least, he is a useful idiot to promote Russian interests.
EXCLUSIVE: A Russian spy unit secretly offered bounties to militants in Afghanistan for killing American troops, U.S. intelligence officials found. Trump and White House have known for months, but not authorized any response.— Charlie Savage (@charlie_savage) June 26, 2020
w/ @EricSchmittNYT @mschwirtzhttps://t.co/o5NKTRDE8h
A Russian spy unit paid members of the Taliban to conduct lethal attacks on U.S. troops in Afghanistan, according to a classified American intelligence assessment, people familiar with the report said https://t.co/wYiiG6uVbU— The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) June 27, 2020
We have confirmed the @nytimes scoop: A Russian military spy unit offered bounties to Taliban-linked militants to attack coalition forces in Afghanistan. From @nakashimae @missy_ryan me and @shaneharris https://t.co/R9tQf89L7G— John Hudson (@John_Hudson) June 27, 2020
The White House reportedly hasn't authorized any official response to the alleged operation, despite knowing about it for months — and it's not clear why.#PutinsPuppet#CadetBoneSpurs#TraitorTrumphttps://t.co/j4mqkrxvEf— Democratic Coalition (@TheDemCoalition) June 27, 2020
Here’s what Trump said 2 months after finding out Russia was paying bounties to the Taliban to kill American troops:— Chris Murphy (@ChrisMurphyCT) June 27, 2020
“We have this great friendship. And, by the way, getting along with Russia is a great thing."
Basically a green light for Putin to keep executing our soldiers.
Russia put a bounty on American soldiers. Donald Trump learned of this and turned tail and ran. Then he wanted Russia reinstated into the G-7 and kissed Putin's ass. Donald Trump is a traitor and, by their inaction, so is the entire Republican party.— Rep Richard Dangler (@RDangler) June 27, 2020
Or the fact Trump sent ventilators to Russia in May, even though he was made aware of bounties Putin put on our soldiers in late March.— S Shaw (@Persist_Mom1st) June 27, 2020
So Putin kills our people & Trump helps save theirs. #TraitorTrump
Trump turned his back on Americans from the start.https://t.co/RKNPZWiv9j
Trump's boss is trying to kill American troops and MAGA cult couldn't care less.— Tzippy Shmilovitz 🤦♀️ (@Tzipshmil) June 26, 2020
Trump did respond.— Suzan Scott (@NewsJunkieBlu) June 27, 2020
By pushing for Russia to be allowed back into the G7.
Unfuckingbelievable.
Here's a primer on Unit 29155, the Russian military intelligence outfit American intelligence officials now say paid Taliban-connected militants to kill US troops in Afghanistan https://t.co/qrbQFD7VKz— Michael Schwirtz (@mschwirtz) June 26, 2020
LAW & ORDER! https://t.co/UWMMw4FYgE— George Conway (@gtconway3d) June 27, 2020
How Many Electoral Votes Does Fox News Have?
The president, who is currently getting drubbed in the polls, now says TV ratings are “the real polls.” 😆 https://t.co/qIsG1591Tk— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) June 27, 2020
Donald Trump Must Resign
Chris Hayes calls on President Trump to resign pic.twitter.com/rtzbCz5F0g— Peter Wade 🤦♂️ (@brooklynmutt) June 27, 2020
At this moment, we are in the midst of one of the worst governing failures in American history. When all is said and done, it may end up being the worst since the Civil War. There is no country on Earth this far into this pandemic that has bungled it this badly. And we need leadership and a leader to get us out of this. But we do not have that leader. We have Donald Trump.
From the very first day, this has been a terrible presidency. From the first moment, from the first speech, it has been terrible throughout. From his lawlessness to his incompetence, what he has done to immigrants and immigrant children, what happened with Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico – which was a canary in a coal mine – for putting his personal interest ahead of the country, which was what he was impeached for. The constant attacks on the rule of law, the disgusting, despicable bigotry, and on and on and on. But we have reached a new depth. As coronavirus cases race back up, the president ignored warnings from his public health experts. That resulted in tens of thousands of preventable deaths. And we're looking at tens of thousands more.
Right now, we are seeing our chance as Americans to get back to some semblance of normalcy, the way other countries have – with work and school and even sports. We're seeing it slip away because of Donald Trump. We are suffering through the incompetence of a man who took a huge inheritance and squandered it on stupid glitzy investments and bankrupted his company six times because he was not up to the task.
If this presidency had creditors, the virus's resurgence this week would have been a default event. Only it is not his creditors who are suffering. It is us. It is the people who could have survived this virus. It is friends and loved ones in nursing homes, and the people on the front lines, and the ones working in meat-packing plants, and the ones serving time in prison. It is everyone who has lost a job and every small business that shut down.
Things are falling apart because of him. And Republicans know it. But all they do is complain about his tone or they send some passive-aggressive tweets while professing their loyalty. The problem is not his tone. There is not going to be some course correction.
Donald Trump does not learn. He is not going to get good at this. He is not going to change. He has failed – definitively. And it is an urgent matter of public health, of public safety at this moment, for the president, Donald Trump, to resign.Hayes made his necessary and heart-felt plea before the above story broke.
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