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Originally Posted by wdmso

Why because Trump has discovered that he can’t make the deal with Putin that he was claiming that he could .. the meeting they had held in Saudi Arabia produced nothing so he had two choices. Confront Putin, which would alienate his base or blame Zelensky. Knowing full well, the Maga horde would in no way hold Trump accountable for anything.

This is very true, although I don’t think rejecting Putin would alienate MAGA. They will follow his whim of the moment and proclaim it was all 7D chess. If anything actually it might just generate some goodwill with independents and bring the country a little closer together.

But, Trump has a love affair with brutal dictators and they all know how to play him like a fiddle. Zelinsky was the only real man in that room and they have no idea what to do beyond campaign speeches.