David Choi, businessinsider.com — July 1, 2020
The bounties against US troops netted upwards of $100,000, according to Afghan officials cited in The Times.
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NATO officials told Business Insider they were briefed on suspected Russian bounties on US soldiers in Afghanistan.
Trump reaffirmed a Defense Department message, saying in a tweet on Wednesday that there was "no corroborating evidence to back reports," and that it was "all a made-up Fake News Media Hoax started to slander me & the Republican party."
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For more reasons why the Trump Denials of the Day — are flat-out wrong,
See my detailed post from earlier today:
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Side note:
I heard an interview on MSNBC earlier today, that provided a very good point of reference, on how incompetent a leader — and utter failure as a human being — that Donald Trump has turned out to be.
The key point went something like this:
Imagine if we were losing 600-800 people a day on the battlefield … and the Commander-in-Chief dismisses it all, by saying “it will go away, one day it will disappear.”
Such a leader would would be failing to carry out the responsibilities of the Office of President. And the American people would not stand for it. The American people would demand change.
Even though that speaker was talking about the COVID crisis, the same reasoning could also be applied to the Russia Bounty situation. Trump’s attitude of callousness and dismissal, proves to the world on a daily basis — that Donald Trump does not have what it takes, to lead and protect the country.
Period.
Donald Trump does not have what it takes, to even be a decent, functioning human being.
And Putin knows this. And Putin uses this to his advantage, for going on 4 years now.
… Imagine if we were losing 600-800 people a day on the battlefield … and the Commander-in-Chief dismisses it all, by saying “it will go away, one day it will disappear.”
Much like Trump’s legacy … that is slipping away on a daily basis.
One day Trump and his raging incompetence … will “just disappear.”
That day cannot come soon enough. Tick-Tock.
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