Lara Trump absolutely deserves intense scrutiny about what she knew regarding Russian payments to American MAGA influencers who – supposedly unwittingly – spread Russian-made propaganda. To that end, Lara was asked about what she knew about the Russians when she went on various relevant podcasts.
Of course, in any conceivable situation she would deny any knowledge regarding Russian payments that go through to MAGAs. It is much harder to believe her, which is a separate question. She is, after all, a Trump.
But in asserting that she didn’t know a thing, she did something really Trumpy and went back to, checks notes – sigh, pointing to Hillary Clinton as the real bad guy in all this. From Raw Story:
“I think it’s always concerning when there’s anyone other than an American citizen or Americans trying to decide and influence American elections.“
Okay, 10-4, it most certainly always is. Move on… Oh, for god’s sake…
“You had the Clinton campaign actually colluding with Russia in 2016 to try and sway an election. Nothing ever happened in terms of our campaign. Nothing ever happened in terms of our candidate.”
Clinton lost, and we know that the Russians hacked the DNC database, so any Russian involvement with anyone meant nothing unless you’re saying Clinton actually won but… That makes no sense, either. Talk about Trumpy.
Anyway, Lara? Check it out. In 2016, we had Russians hacking our electoral databases and there were Russians behind the “fake news” epidemic – the real deal original fake news – on the net in fake websites. This is, after all, established fact.
Russian support for Donald Trump explains nearly everything regarding foreign affairs and stated positions in the Trump campaign and Trump presidency. Trump never criticizes Putin directly.
Most obviously, Vladimir Putin wants what is best for Russia, which can only happen if the U.S. is weaker. Our democracy is one of our greatest strengths, weakening it is an imperative. Every attempt to put us at each others’ throats, instead of uniting over our contempt for dictators, also makes us weaker. So, Russia has fanned the flames among the American extremes on the far right and left.
We should probably deal with Putin’s statements in purported support of Kamala Harris. Just a day after the Russian indictments came down, Putin said he originally supported President Biden, but he then said, according to The Independent:
“[Biden] was removed from the race, but he recommended that all his supporters support Ms. Harris. That’s what we’ll do too.”
Given that we’d never believe him anyway on anything, it’s best to assume he’s lying. Because Putin lies. He also went on:
He appeared to continue to mock Harris, adding: “She laughs so expressively and infectiously that it means that everything is fine with her”. The autocrat also said he hoped that means she would not introduce sanctions against Russia.
He “hopes” that Harris won’t introduce sanctions against Russia? How very odd, since Trump himself desperately wanted to meddle with Obama imposed sanctions on Russia to punish… wait for it… Russian meddling in the 2016 election. Besides, there are the indictments pointing to Russia!
Now, please explain how Lara Trump didn’t at least have suspicions, as co-Chair of the RNC, as to what was happening among some of Trump’s strongest supporters. These influencers went from making maybe $10,000 per week to $100,000 per week and there wasn’t any sign of anything suspicious? People who make $100,000 per week look like they make $100,000 per week. No talk? Lara, come on, we’re talking suspicions.
And who would pay that kind of money while also not wanting it known? A foreign nation? One of three, Russia, Saudi Arabia, ______ some new player. Given the DOJ indictment, we know it was the Russians.
Any Trump-Russia connection is serious. There are signs everywhere that Trump would drastically change NATO and United States involvement in the treaty. That alone would justify Putin dumping millions into his “investment.”
It is so serious that one shouldn’t necessarily believe Lara just as one doesn’t necessarily believe Putin.
In fact, it’s possible that the next round of revelations will point to which American insiders (as opposed to just influencers) were also among those getting paid. Though we can’t know, yet.
Putin was definitely in a hurry to rush his statement out unless you believe his statement was purely coincidental. Perhaps Putin knows that every Trump is involved at some level and must cover for them. It isn’t impossible.
It is possible. Maybe keep pressuring Lara. What if she, as RNC co-Chair, is a paid insider? What if she’s an unpaid and willing cog?
Hard to see which is worse.
The phrase ‘lying whore’ comes to mind. I wonder when she’ll do a cover of the Stones Sympathy for the Devil? Oh and although the Devil reportedly doesn’t exist in our materialistic culture, we know who the antichrist looks like… Just remember for you who are certain what exist…please enlighten me… what’s on the other side of death? Me? Just like Socrates reportedly said, when being forced to drink hemlock, for ‘corrupting the youth of Athens’, “the only thing I know for certain is I don’t know”. Oh, and I’ve had a near death experience that CLEARLY showed me that fact.
So Lara doesn’t know anything?
And that’s NEWS??????
Ummm, I take your point – yes, it’s not a bad point.
But i wrote about it as an attempt to both keep up on the Russian scandal – bc we should, and second, I don’t really believe her for a second.
I guess third is that if she were involved, that’s a major issue.
But I see your point.