Summary

Putin’s actions after Trump’s election, including a delayed congratulations and a denial of a phone call, suggest a lack of respect for Trump’s personal relationship with him.

Russia’s intelligence chief’s statement that Trump owes them favors for their support in his election, along with hints that he is expected to “pay back” certain obligations, amounts to a bold threat of blackmail.

Trump’s foreign policy, which favors a realignment with Russia, may be challenged by Putin’s actions and the revelation of Russian interference in the election.

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    12 days ago

    i think the best-case scenario from all of this is that trump decides to continue supporting ukraine just to spite putin. i dont even want to think about what the worst-case scenario might be

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      12 days ago

      So the story goes, they have blackmail against him. Then he made some comments that he might not pay up after getting in. When they released blackmail, it was in order to make sure he pays, not to just call retribution. They have more, he’s their sock puppet.

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        12 days ago

        Considering presidential immunity and that soon every high ranking official in the country will be selected based only on how loyal (I had a different term in mind, bit I didn’t want you to imagine Trump in that situation) they are, I don’t think there’s any blackmail strong enough.

        He’s going to ruin people’s life’s purely for his ego and possibly greed