We have learned about Russia’s efforts to put Trump in the White House and there is no doubt they succeeded. Now drip by drip and day by day we will learn about how the Russians decided to co-opt the Republican Party through the NRA and the National Prayer Breakfast. If we have been wondering why Trump’s base is so loyal, we must consider who Trump’s base is. Trump has as a following, evangelical christians and gun rights activists. These two groups appear to have been the target’s of a covert Russian effort to infiltrate both groups, one through the National Prayer Breakfast and the other through the NRA. The work of Bhutina was to convince these groups that Russia shares their values and promotes them. If when you look at Trump’s base approving overwhelmingly the Helsinki Summit, we can assume that Bhutina was a very successful Russian agent. Members of the Republican congress may have received help from Russia as well. But... by co-opting control of the Republican base, which is a base created through Russian infiltration, the rest of the Republicans who can’t put country first, are captive to the Party of Trump. And yes Trump can now safely shoot someone on fifth Avenue and the base will applaud.
We have to get to the majority of the electorate so that they vote. I heard someone this morning on MSNBC suggest Democrat’s use the line: Do you want Putin as your president? I’m also hoping that the mainstream media spends every day from now until election day carrying stories about Trumps subservience to Putin.