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Wow! It’s amazing how most of the voters who voted for him grew up hating “commies” but suddenly Russia is their ally. Astonishing.
Russia used to be godless commies, but now it's viewed as a white, Christian capitalist state with a strong leader. It's not, but that's the bullshit Fucker Carlson and other Russian sponsored propagandists have been spewing for the last decade or so.
If this is about ending the war, where's Ukraine's voice in these discussions?
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You Americans need to prove that 2A is useful and shoot this treasonous cunt.
About 30 percent of Americans are treasonous cunts and the others have no idea what's happening
Only 22% voted for him, and a large portion of those fall into the 'no idea what's happening' camp.
Trump is malicious. Most Americans are just plain ignorant.
The moron that tried used an AR-15 which shoots a tiny little bullet and not the appropriate calibre. If he had known anything about ballistics we wouldn’t be dealing with this.
Also, don't aim for the head. Jesus. Aim for the chest.
And why only one shot? Keep pulling that fucking trigger.
That's what you get with a bad education system.
I was taught how to consider bullet velocity and trajectory by the government when I was 20.
You probably also were taught to use at least a 30 calibre bullet like the M21 (which is what the Secret Service used to return fire)
I wasn't being trained as an assassin.
Choosing the calibre wouldn't be my prerogative.
What we were shooting with was just 7.62. Which now that I check equates to a .30cal actually. Never knew that, huh.
I did handle some .50cals, but not a sniper rifle, and I don't know how sneaky I could be with a tripod mounted .50cal AA machine gun.
Tldr basic conscription but I did go the longer way voluntarily and am an NCO. I just recalled some basic ballistics lectures from your comment.
Does anyone else remember the 2016 debate with Hillary Clinton where she accused Trump of being a puppet for Putin, and he interrupted "No puppet, no puppet! You're the puppet!"
Or when Alnur Mussayev, the Russian officer who served in the KGB's 6th Directorate in Moscow, said that Trump was recruited as a Russian agent in 1987, under the codename "Krasnov", when he went to Russia for a "real estate project".
Remember when the SS lost all of their communication records from Jan 6th?
Europe please be ready. My tea leaves are pointing towards the use of nuclear weapons in Europe while the us is distracted with civil unrest.
This feels suspiciously like traitorous activity.
Is it because of the way it is?
String up the traitors
I'm surprised it took this long. He's already selling U.S. citizenship to Russian mobsters, so why not let them run wild and finish what you started - destroying America.
Reward your friends, punish your enemies. Trump showing that he views Russia as an ally, and Canada as a threat.
I’m so close, pwease wet me cum daddy Putin
If you are a greedy person, the bigger Russia has a lot more to offer than protecting smaller Ukraine's freedom.
Prem'yer-ministr Ameriki Trump
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Congrats to Putin, he really knows how to play stupid people.
Get ready for weapon sales for Russia!
the secret service will be extra busy.
Yeah I figured this would happen. And when the cost of gas goes up because of his Tarrifs we'll be buying oil from Russia again..
If the US does lift sanctions on select oligarchs from Russia, I think the EU should consider sanctions on select oligarchs from the US.
I can suggest one such oligarch, Elon Musk - he's associated with wielding illegitimate power, manipulating social media and interfering in elections (both national and primary) using wealth.
How about freezing his assets? I don't think he has taken the prudent step of collecting all his money and stowing it under Donald's presidential seat.