Ben Shapiro made two very good points about Russia and Trump, proving that once again things aren’t always mutually exclusive.
Which naturally leads to chaos within a thread.
Case in point tweet one, where he responded to President Trump claiming our relationship with Russia has never been worse thanks to U.S. foolishness:
This is absurd. Our relationship with Russia has never been worse because Putin is an aggressive thug seeking to maximize his power and influence, because they tried to screw with our election, and because the US has failed to recognize Putin as a bad actor repeatedly. https://t.co/BAi98YOyCc
— Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) July 16, 2018
We have issues with Putin because Putin sucks.
This is not America’s fault; c’mon man, we thought blaming America was Obama’s schtick.
And speaking of Obama, then there is point two:
One of the most amazing things about this administration is that Trump routinely says idiotic, sycophantic garbage about Russia, but the administration’s Russia policy has been far harsher than the prior two administrations.
— Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) July 16, 2018
Trump’s administration has been far tougher on Russia than even Obama and his famous flexibility after the 2012 election.
Both points right on the mark.
2 things true at once?
— cobracommander15 (@cobracommandr15) July 16, 2018
So, of course, people from all sides totally freaked out.
Welcome to Twitter.
So Ben you would have started off this meeting with calling Putin a thug, an enemy and accusing him of meddling in our election? Is that how you build your relationships with people you are just meeting?
— Hank Weiland (@HankWeiland) July 16, 2018
That’s not exactly what Ben said.
You’re not just a partisan hack you’re a bold faced liar
— Nicholas K. (@NKSlyder) July 16, 2018
Yikes, people are so mad.
And we’re still trying to figure out which part is a lie here.
Piss off Ben. Anyone with a rational thought knows that is utter bullshit.
— Conservatives Suck (@conseevatives) July 16, 2018
See, told you.
Of course what else would you expect from someone named ‘Conservatives Suck’?
Again, Trump and the Trump Administration are two entirely different things.
— Jane Coaston (@cjane87) July 16, 2018
She has a good point.
Speaking softly (even with flattery) while carrying a big stick isn’t exactly a radically new tactic.
— Jay McConville (@GoJayVA) July 16, 2018
Possible.
Don't criticize things you don't understand. You're not that smart.
— Terry Snyder (@SocTerry) July 16, 2018
All this because Ben pointed out that it’s not America’s fault that Putin stinks and that Trump has been harder on Russia than other administrations.
And we thought 2017 was annoying.
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