Trump said we should bomb Russia and pretend China did it. Sound and reasonable as ever.
Former president Donald Trump mused Saturday to the GOP’s top donors that the United States should label its F-22 planes with the Chinese flag and “bomb the shit out of Russia.”
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“And then we say, China did it, we didn’t do it, China did it, and then they start fighting with each other and we sit back and watch,” he said of labeling U.S. military planes with Chinese flags and bombing Russia, which was met with laughter from the crowd of donors, according to a recording of the speech obtained by The Washington Post.
Hahahaheehee it is all such a great joke.
After coming under fierce criticism for praising Putin as “savvy” and “brilliant” for the Russian leader’s moves in Ukraine last month, he struck a tougher tone on Saturday — claiming Putin never would have invaded the country if Trump [were] president of the United States.
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“I knew Putin very well. He would not have done it. He would have never done it,” Trump said, without mentioning that, as president, he held up military aid for Ukraine as he pushed the country to investigate Biden’s son Hunter.
That’s what he said the other day, too – “I know Putin very very well.” Of course he doesn’t. He doesn’t know anyone or anything very very well, and Putin especially is way out of his grasp.
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7 responses to “And then we say, China did it”
Well, why not? It probably worked for him when he was a kid.
“I didn’t break the vase. Bobby did! I even drew a picture of it with my Sharpie!”
“But ma…”.
“Bobby, you know what they say. The Sharpie never lies. Now apologize to your brother and then go to your room.”
(Your link is broken.)
Trump also said “Putin is playing Biden like a drum.” The joke is “beating X like a drum”. It’s doesn’t really work with “playing”.
I wish he’d do as Biff from Back to the Future said and “make like a tree and get out of here.”
Trump is the big joke. And because he doesn’t actually have the power to do this, this is actually pretty funny; it’s a like watching a child say: “If I were president, I would just pick up the entire country of Russia and throw it into the dishwasher!”
If this had been two years ago, it would have been quite scary.
If you want to learn how Putin thinks, read this in the NYRB:
Ivan Ilyin, Putin’s Philosopher of Russian Fascism
Timothy Snyder
(I’m sorry, I don’t know how to link to it.)
Here you are, Tim. Thanks for the suggestion.
https://www.nybooks.com/daily/2018/03/16/ivan-ilyin-putins-philosopher-of-russian-fascism/
I know some people who voted for Trump, and when I tell them what an utter moron I think he is, they think I’m being political.
I’m not.
The F-22 is a fighter jet, not a bomber. That’s what the “F” stands for.
None of the active US bombers look like any of the active “TU” series Chinese bombers, so stickin a Red Star on the tail wouldn’t fool anyone, least of all the Russians.
Trump has a grade-schooler’s concept of war strategy. “Hey, what if we Russian flags on our shoulder patches and invade China!”
“Cool! Watch me blow milk bubbles through my nose!”
“Gross!”