Donald Trump should be no more immune to criticism regarding his foreign policy (or lack thereof) than any other president. But it should go without saying that if you’re gonna go after him for his relationship with Russia, you’d damn well better have a leg to stand on first.
Too bad Ben Rhodes missed that memo. In response to this admittedly unsettling news:
Trump on G-7: "Why are we having a meeting without Russia being in the meeting? … Russia should be in the meeting." pic.twitter.com/jvhgH3Gi06
— Axios (@axios) June 8, 2018
Rhodes tweeted this:
Putin getting a high return on his investment as Trump shreds the Atlantic alliance and reaches out to Russia. https://t.co/xpYY9dQ2GV
— Ben Rhodes (@brhodes) June 8, 2018
Oh, Ben … you really should’ve sat this one out. You should sit everything out.
I'm old enough to remember the Russian reset https://t.co/yHvSSCcxcT
— Comfortably Smug (@ComfortablySmug) June 8, 2018
"reaches out to Russia" pic.twitter.com/U5g5sKUrta
— Westly Penny (@westlypenny) June 8, 2018
If only someone warned your boss about the dangers of Russia… pic.twitter.com/4PD2oBhXvz
— M0ser (@TM0s41) June 8, 2018
https://twitter.com/RobProvince/status/1005111351033901057
Trump has more flexibility now after the election, you know.
— Carl Gustav (@CaptYonah) June 8, 2018
And speaking of returns on investments …
Not as much as Iran got from you.
— Robert Butler (@rbutleratb) June 8, 2018
Though, he must be pissed that Iran got so much more for no investment whatsoever. https://t.co/frq7N0lSND
— David Harsanyi (@davidharsanyi) June 8, 2018
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You mean as in pallets of cash?
— Jeremy “don’t learn to code” Frankel (@FrankelJeremy) June 8, 2018
Obama gave Iran pallets full of cash. Wondering what was his return on this. Follow the money
— sequoiagaia ? (@sequoiagaia) June 8, 2018
https://twitter.com/KeepTexasRed7/status/1005082399959494661
We wouldn’t hold our breath if we were you.
Have you no shame?
— Carl Gottlieb (@c_cgottlieb) June 8, 2018
(That’s a rhetorical question, of course.)
When sociopaths don't know when to STFU. https://t.co/PXGfQklGak
— JWF (@JammieWF) June 8, 2018
I can’t for the life of me understand the point of Ben Rhodes
— Shadi Hamid (@shadihamid) June 8, 2018
Some mysteries are just meant to never be solved.
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