# Ukraine and Russia with Trump Still at the Helm

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**Category:** Politics & Elections\
**Tags:** ukraine-invasion\
**Created:** [February 18, 2022, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ukraine-and-russia-with-trump-still-at-the-helm/959718 "2022-02-18T03:33:48Z")\
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**Post date:** [March 22, 2022, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ukraine-and-russia-with-trump-still-at-the-helm/959718/181 "2022-03-22T20:29:52Z")

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> [@cmkeller](#):
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> Communist spies and sympathizers very much existed during the Cold War, but Joseph McCarthy’s activities were called “witch hunts” as well.

Was McCarthy really looking for spies; people who were passing on information they were not supposed to?

I don’t think being a Communist sympathizer was illegal.

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