1 House Republican's chilling warning on Trump and Russia ...

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1 House Republican's chilling warning on Trump and Russia ...


22 hours ago · In a New York Times op-ed --- headlined "Trump Is Being Manipulated by Putin. What Should We Do?" --- Texas Republican Rep. Will Hurd writes of this week's summit between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin:

(CNN) -- In a New York Times op-ed --- headlined "Trump Is Being Manipulated by Putin. What Should We Do?" --- Texas Republican Rep. Will Hurd writes of this week's summit between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin:

"The president's failure to defend the United States intelligence community's unanimous conclusions of Russian meddling in the 2016 election and condemn Russian covert counterinfluence campaigns and his standing idle on the world stage while a Russian dictator spouted lies confused many but should concern all Americans.

By playing into Vladimir Putin's hands, the leader of the free world actively participated in a Russian disinformation campaign that legitimized Russian denial and weakened the credibility of the United States to both our friends and foes abroad."


That's a wow. Even Republicans with a long record of criticism directed at Trump --- which is a near-total overlay with members who are retiring --- haven't gone as far as Hurd does here, suggesting that Trump is being worked as an asset to Russia. The American president. Being actively manipulated by a foreign government with something short of altruistic goals.

Hurd's op-ed is all the more chilling because before he came to Congress in 2014, he was a CIA operative from 2002 to 2009. This isn't some random House member spouting off to get some attention and distance himself from Trump in a swing district.

This is a guy who knows of what he speaks. And he is now convinced of what was totally unthinkable even a year ago. (Worth noting: Hurd is in a very swing-y district; Hillary Clinton won it by 4 points by 2016 and he is a major target for Democrats this fall.)

Writes Hurd: "Over the course of my career as an undercover officer in the C.I.A., I saw Russian intelligence manipulate many people. I never thought I would see the day when an American president would be one of them."

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"Without action, we risk losing further credibility in international negotiations with both our friends and foes on critical trade deals, military alliances and nuclear arms."

Read between the lines even a little bit and Hurd's message becomes clear: Republicans, it's time for us to do more than say we disagree with Trump's fence-sitting on whether or not Russia meddled in the 2016 election.

There are real consequences to sitting on the sidelines here. A possible reorganizing of geopolitics in ways that are both disadvantageous to Republicans but dangerous to the country as a whole.

Hurd's op-ed then is meant as a clanging alarm, a wake-up call for his Republican colleagues. Now is not the time to cower in political fear, Hurd is saying. Now is not the time to think of parochial concerns when we have a President in the White House who is being actively manipulated by the president of Russia.

[Darth Omar]

If Trump is truly a Russian agent why is Mullet pissing around with meaningless indictments on Russians?

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And yet "righties" here will still start threads saying that only "lefties" are concerned about this because of "Russiaphobia," "da Russians" and "TDS."

[Darth Omar]

And yet "righties" here will still start threads saying that only "lefties" are concerned about this because of "Russiaphobia," "da Russians" and "TDS."

Joe McCarthy is dancing in his grave lol.

I’d be embarrassed.

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Joe McCarthy is dancing in his grave lol.

I’d be embarrassed.

Yeah - because that's a really accurate comparison.

Be embarrassed. Be very embarrassed.

[Darth Omar]

Yeah - because that's a really accurate comparison.

Be embarrassed. Be very embarrassed.

What are you talking about?

Joe McCarthy is THE historical precedent for Russian paranoia.

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What are you talking about?

Joe McCarthy is THE historical precedent for Russian paranoia.

Paranoia is irrational.

Not sure if you've been reading the news, but Russia interfered in our election.

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Joe McCarthy is dancing in his grave lol.

I’d be embarrassed.

Joe McCarthy (Republican from Wis) was a drunk who was finally crushed when one heroic Republican senator denounced him on the house floor in 1954.

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Even Liz Cheney slams Trump for siding with Russia: 'I am deeply troubled by President Trump’s defense of Putin'

CIA officer turned GOP lawmaker is stunned to see the president being manipulated by Russia - “I’ve seen Russian intelligence manipulate many people over my professional career and I never would have thought that the US President would become one of the ones getting played by old KGB hands.”
- Will Hurd (R-Texas)

“President Trump’s decision to side with Putin over American intelligence agencies is disgraceful and detrimental to our democratic principles. Russia remains our number one geopolitical adversary; claiming a moral equivalence between the United States and Russia not only defies reason and history, it undermines our national integrity and impairs our global credibility,”
- Mitt Romney

“President Trump, I just saw your press conference with President Putin and it was embarrassing. You stood there like a little wet noodle, like a little fan boy. I was asking myself, when you would ask him for an autograph or something. You literally sold out at this press conference our intelligence community, our justice system and worst of all our country. You’re the president of the United States, you shouldn’t do that. What is the matter with you?”
- Arnold Schwarzenegger (R-California)

President Trump must clarify his statements in Helsinki on our intelligence system and Putin. It is the most serious mistake of his presidency and must be corrected—-immediately.
-Newt Gingrich

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Joe McCarthy (Republican from Wis) was a drunk who was finally crushed when one heroic Republican senator denounced him on the house floor in 1954.

And he was a Russia-phobe—and your ideological forbearer.

Strong work.

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Paranoia is irrational.

Not sure if you've been reading the news, but Russia interfered in our election.

As they did in Joe’s time lol.

Did you have a point?

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Joe McCarthy is dancing in his grave lol.

I’d be embarrassed.

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And he was a Russia-phobe—and your ideological forbearer.

Strong work.

You talk about "phobia" and paranoia here, but 85% thinking that the infinitesimal chance of being targeted by MS-13 is real is perfectly normal.

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Paranoia is irrational.

Not sure if you've been reading the news, but Russia interfered in our election.

I think we both know it goes beyond that.

Trump has been accused of basically being a Russian agent. If Putin controls Trump—he’s a defacto Russian agent.

THAT, is the stuff of Joe McCarthy.