"Trump loyalists have been obstructing aid to Ukraine since President Joe Biden asked for it in October 2023. Their insistence that they would not address the national security needs of the U.S. in Ukraine until they were addressed at the border now sure looks like a smokescreen to help Russian president Vladimir Putin take Ukraine," (continued in /2)
"a plan that would explain why Trump urged Republicans to kill the national security supplemental bill even when it included a strong border component that favored Republican positions.
It appears as though Trump is deliberately undermining the national security of the United States."
"The 2024 election is not a contest between Democrats and traditional Republicans or between progressives and traditional conservatives.
Republicans in Congress, CPAC, and Tucker Carlson have made it abundantly clear that this election pits democracy and freedom against what is fast becoming a global anti-democracy movement, co-chaired by Trump and Putin."
"According to a service that monitors Russian media, Viktor Orbán has told Russia that Trump's plan to 'end the Russia-Ukraine war' is simple: Stop payments to Ukraine. …
If Trump made such a promise to Orbán, it is a further sign of Trump's plan to act as a dictator."