In short time xenophobia, racism, gun worship, fear of alternate lifestyles (LGBT, especially), religious fundamentalism, distrust of government, and a hatred of all things liberal or progressive rose to the surface and were exploited by the Trump campaign.
His efforts succeeded, and the poison began to spread. Upon taking office (and even before) Trump moved to dredge up the worst prejudices and fears in this country. would be easier to manipulate and take advantage of. He had managed to convince nearly half this nation that he would restore America to greatness despite his numerous failures as a businessman and a human being.īy helping Trump gain the presidency, Putin knew that the U.S.
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Despite his numerous flaws as a politician and as a human being, this reality TV star turned out to be the champion con-man of all time. Trump's win was a major jolt to America's psyche. But with considerable help from Putin and likeminded election trolls, the majority of Americans and most of the rest of the world were stunned to see Donald Trump elected and sworn in as this country's 45 th president. By all rights, Hillary Clinton should have won the presidency in 2016 and Trump would have had to slink back into private life. Putin succeeded probably more than even he thought possible. We have high confidence in these judgments. We further assess Putin and the Russian Government developed a clear preference for President-elect Trump. democratic process, denigrate Secretary Clinton, and harm her electability and potential presidency. Russia's goals were to undermine public faith in the U.S. "President Vladimir Putin ordered an influence campaign in 2016 aimed at the U.S. The Office of the Director of National Intelligence, reported in January 2017 on the work of the FBI, CIA, and the National Security Agency: What Putin hoped for is well documented and easy to see.
Putin is aware that Russia cannot compete militarily with the United States, but the former KGB operative knows of other ways to damage his strongest rival. Vladimir Putin, the President of Russia, must be clapping his hands and smiling broadly. And these days, attitude conquers all.As democracy struggles on life support in the United States and with authoritarianism gaining popularity here and abroad. But then, the puzzle pieces rarely fit perfectly in politics. The Calvin Coolidge and Herbert Hoover wannabes of the 2020s will need to base their candidacies on those pillars, with a little more spice - although some of the stronger possibilities, like Cotton and former secretary of state Mike Pompeo, are untrammeled military interventionists. There was, too, the pacifist reaction to World War I, which spawned the isolationist America First movement. Indeed, they mirrored the Republican Party of the 1920s, which passed a restrictive immigration act (aimed against Jews, Italians and other non-Nordics) as well as the protectionist Smoot-Hawley tariffs. These sorts of desires were nothing new in American history. They wanted an end to American military adventures overseas. They wanted a tough stand against job-stealers like China and Mexico. They wanted a border wall, or at least the appearance of an effort to keep Hispanic immigrants out.