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highplainsdem

(48,918 posts) Wed Jul 11, 2018, 09:50 PM Jul 2018

Julia Ioffe: Moscow sees Trump "as a total idiot, a useful battering ram" against US elite & NATO

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Ran into an old source from Moscow here in Brussels and asked him how Moscow sees Trump. “As a total idiot, a useful battering ram who goes after the American elite and NATO.”

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Julia Ioffe: Moscow sees Trump "as a total idiot, a useful battering ram" against US elite & NATO (Original Post) highplainsdem Jul 2018 OP

Against USA's elites? Iliyah Jul 2018 #1

Something must have gotten lost in translation, lol emulatorloo Jul 2018 #2

Chris Hayes showed a clip tonight moondust Jul 2018 #3

people in russia are absolutely amused by trumps AlexSFCA Jul 2018 #4

Born in Moscow superpatriotman Jul 2018 #5

Useful idiot. Indeed. unblock Jul 2018 #6

Why I wonder RT media is even reported here on the DU. Iliyah Jul 2018 #7

Yep.. they're smarter than trump.. anybody is. Cha Jul 2018 #8

Iliyah

(25,111 posts)

1. Against USA's elites?

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Wed Jul 11, 2018, 09:51 PM

Jul 2018

LOL. Now Nato, yes.

emulatorloo

(44,071 posts)

2. Something must have gotten lost in translation, lol

Reply to Iliyah (Reply #1)

Wed Jul 11, 2018, 09:55 PM

Jul 2018

moondust

(19,962 posts)

3. Chris Hayes showed a clip tonight

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Wed Jul 11, 2018, 10:04 PM

Jul 2018

of some Russians on Russian TV chuckling at how Russia had hammered at NATO for years and now Trump is doing it for them.

AlexSFCA

(6,137 posts)

4. people in russia are absolutely amused by trumps

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Wed Jul 11, 2018, 10:11 PM

Jul 2018

irrational behavior.

superpatriotman

(6,246 posts)

5. Born in Moscow

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Wed Jul 11, 2018, 10:18 PM

Jul 2018

So likely has real sources

unblock

(52,126 posts)

6. Useful idiot. Indeed.

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Wed Jul 11, 2018, 10:20 PM

Jul 2018

Iliyah

(25,111 posts)

7. Why I wonder RT media is even reported here on the DU.

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Wed Jul 11, 2018, 11:09 PM

Jul 2018

Getting in by making fun of t-rump and GOPs while taken over. Not buying it.

Cha

(296,875 posts)

8. Yep.. they're smarter than trump.. anybody is.

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Wed Jul 11, 2018, 11:10 PM

Jul 2018

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