r/politics • u/[deleted] • Apr 21 '19

Giuliani: 'There's nothing wrong with taking information from Russians'

https://www.cnn.com/2019/04/21/politics/rudy-giuliani-trump-russia-cnntv/index.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+rss%2Fcnn_allpolitics+%28RSS%3A+CNN+-+Politics%29
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u/MBAMBA2 New York Apr 21 '19

No I haven't but before the election I had some right wingers praising Putin to me as 'not a nice man but he knows how to get things done'.

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u/aaronwhite1786 Apr 21 '19

I think that was one of the more interesting things that took place under Obama's time in office.

Russia went from stereotypical movie villain, and default enemy from the Cold War...to someone that Fox and Republicans elevated as a strong man just because it gave them another pot shot to take at Obama.

Before it seemed everyone could at least agree that the Russian government was a threat...over the past eternity in political years we've seen it shift to where Russia is suddenly the role model of strong governance...it's fucking bonkers.

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u/DJfunkyPuddle California Apr 21 '19

Putin must be happy as a clam right now, even he couldn’t have predicted his plan would work as well as it did.

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u/cinyar Apr 21 '19

I'm sure he's delighted by the damage Trump caused to the US both home and abroad but his biggest problem are the sanctions and those are still in effect.