# Is Donald Trump a Putin patsy?

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**Category:** Politics & Elections\
**Created:** [July 25, 2016, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-donald-trump-a-putin-patsy/760875 "2016-07-25T19:00:59Z")\
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**Author:** ![hulka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b5e925/32.png) [@hulka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hulka)\
**Post date:** [September 25, 2016, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-donald-trump-a-putin-patsy/760875/401 "2016-09-25T01:00:44Z")

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> [@Merneith](#):
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> Hey - speaking of Russian aggression toward Ukraine, it turns out that Trumps “Foreign Policy Advisor” was in Moscow, giving speeches criticizing American foreign policy.
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> [Trump Foreign Policy Adviser Traveled To Russia Prior To Changes In GOP Platform | HuffPost Latest News](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/carter-page-trump-russia_us_57a0f329e4b0693164c2fb41?section=&)
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> [http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2016/07/2016-trump-putin-russia-gop-platform-214074](http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2016/07/2016-trump-putin-russia-gop-platform-214074)

politico has a new article about this crook

I started a link, but this one has great sources. will this story ever be told on TV, where the only reality for most low info voters exists? God forbid it moves  
C(K?)aitlyn Jenner has assumed off the front celluloid…not going to bother checking spelling on that ignoramus’ name.

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**Author:** ![davidm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidm/32/225_2.png) [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\
**Post date:** [October 17, 2016, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-donald-trump-a-putin-patsy/760875/402 "2016-10-17T00:40:09Z")

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Chicago Tribune: “Trump’s refusal to accept intelligence briefing on Russia stuns experts”.

[http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-intelligence-briefing-russia-20161014-story.html](http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-intelligence-briefing-russia-20161014-story.html)

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> The former officials, who have served presidents in both parties, say they were bewildered when Trump cast doubt on Russia’s role after receiving a classified briefing on the subject and again after an unusually blunt statement from U.S. agencies saying they were “confident” that Moscow had orchestrated the attacks.
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> “It defies logic,” retired Gen. Michael Hayden, former director of the CIA and the National Security Agency, said of Trump’s pronouncements.
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> Trump has assured supporters that, if elected, he would surround himself with experts on defense and foreign affairs, where he has little experience. But when it comes to Russia, he has made it clear that he is not listening to intelligence officials, the former officials said.
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> Several former intelligence officials interviewed this week believe that Trump is either willfully disputing intelligence assessments, has a blind spot on Russia, or perhaps doesn’t understand the nonpartisan traditions and approach of intelligence professionals.

I can’t say that Trump is knowingly collaborating with the Russians, but he sure doesn’t seem to mind their help.

He echoes their propaganda and disputes what our intelligence people are saying about them. Russia is not a completely friendly ally and we need a president who realizes that and who objectively analyzes the intelligence data.

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