According to news reports, President Trump will expel a group of Russian "diplomats" from the USA tomorrow in response to the attack on two Russian emigres in the UK a few weeks ago. The attack was carried out with a nerve gas developed by the Soviet Union and manufactured only by the Russians. The target was an anti-Putin double agent and his daughter. Because of the use of nerve gas, others in the pub where the attack took place were affected as well. After the attack, UK Prime Minister May expelled 23 Russian diplomats. The USA will take this action in solidarity with the UK and alongside our main European allies who will take similar actions at the same time.
So what is the media reaction? A typical one comes from Bloomberg News. Ever since the attack, media outlets like Bloomberg have been writing reports denouncing the President's failure to take action against the Russians as both the result of possible collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia in 2016 (which of course did not happen) and the failure of the USA to support its allies. Now Trump is acting in concert with the allies to take action. Bloomberg reporters say that the delay in acting by Trump may have been the result of possible collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia in 2016. It's amazing. The President waited until all the facts were in and a response was coordinated with our allies, but all the anti-Trump media sees is a delay due to collusion in 2016 (which, of course, never happened). The media barked about a failure to support allies, but when the allies work together, they ignore it. But that's not the end of it. Bloomberg actually reports that Trump recently announced the replacement of H.R.McMaster as National Security Adviser with John Bolton, and amazingly says that McMaster favored a tougher stance towards Moscow. Somehow, Bloomberg fails to mention that Bolton also favors a tougher stance against Moscow. Indeed, based upon his previous public statements, Bolton is more of a hawk regarding Moscow than McMaster. That's hard to miss. But Bloomberg goes further. The reporters also state that Trump replaced Rex Tillerson at State with Mike Pompeo (now CIA Director) and again state that Tillerson favored a stronger position against the Russians. Again, the Bloomberg reporters fail to mention that Pompeo advocates an even stronger position against the Russians. So the Bloomberg reporters twice slant their report as if Trump is somehow going soft on the Russians with these new replacements when exactly the opposite is true.
The truth is that for a mainstream media outlet like Bloomberg (and many others) itdoes not really matter what Trump does. No matter what he does, it's wrong, weak and designed to placate the Russians because of the imaginary collusion of the 2016 campaign. When, if ever, will the BS end?
So what is the media reaction? A typical one comes from Bloomberg News. Ever since the attack, media outlets like Bloomberg have been writing reports denouncing the President's failure to take action against the Russians as both the result of possible collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia in 2016 (which of course did not happen) and the failure of the USA to support its allies. Now Trump is acting in concert with the allies to take action. Bloomberg reporters say that the delay in acting by Trump may have been the result of possible collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia in 2016. It's amazing. The President waited until all the facts were in and a response was coordinated with our allies, but all the anti-Trump media sees is a delay due to collusion in 2016 (which, of course, never happened). The media barked about a failure to support allies, but when the allies work together, they ignore it. But that's not the end of it. Bloomberg actually reports that Trump recently announced the replacement of H.R.McMaster as National Security Adviser with John Bolton, and amazingly says that McMaster favored a tougher stance towards Moscow. Somehow, Bloomberg fails to mention that Bolton also favors a tougher stance against Moscow. Indeed, based upon his previous public statements, Bolton is more of a hawk regarding Moscow than McMaster. That's hard to miss. But Bloomberg goes further. The reporters also state that Trump replaced Rex Tillerson at State with Mike Pompeo (now CIA Director) and again state that Tillerson favored a stronger position against the Russians. Again, the Bloomberg reporters fail to mention that Pompeo advocates an even stronger position against the Russians. So the Bloomberg reporters twice slant their report as if Trump is somehow going soft on the Russians with these new replacements when exactly the opposite is true.
The truth is that for a mainstream media outlet like Bloomberg (and many others) itdoes not really matter what Trump does. No matter what he does, it's wrong, weak and designed to placate the Russians because of the imaginary collusion of the 2016 campaign. When, if ever, will the BS end?
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