# Ukraine and Russia with Trump Still at the Helm

**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ukraine-and-russia-with-trump-still-at-the-helm/959718
**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: [February 18, 2022, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ukraine-and-russia-with-trump-still-at-the-helm/959718/4 "2022-02-18T05:17:13Z")

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I do not want to make any additional substantial contributions to this thread until others have had a chance to chime in. (I know what I think, but I want to know what others think.)

That being said, I thought post forty in this thread addresses this matter very well:

> [@How irreplaceable is Trump?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-irreplaceable-is-trump/959677/40):
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> There’s an element of naïveté in Trump, as well. He’s been surrounded by “yes men” and people blowing smoke up his ass for so long that he legitimately believes he embodies what they say. That’s why he’s so easily manipulated by foreign leaders.

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