The media are claiming that Trump has joined “Team Putin” or is a Putin ally because he is withdrawing the U.S. from the war in Ukraine and insisting that Europe take responsibility for its own defense and conflicts.
If avoiding foreign entanglements makes someone a Kremlin stooge, then by that logic, George Washington was also a tool of the Kremlin, as he urged the U.S. to stay out of European wars.
In George Washington’s Farewell Address in 1796, he warned against permanent alliances and entanglements in European affairs.
“Europe has a set of primary interests which to us have none or a very remote relation. Hence she must be engaged in frequent controversies, the causes of which are essentially foreign to our concerns. Hence, therefore, it must be unwise in us to implicate ourselves by artificial ties in the ordinary vicissitudes of her politics or the ordinary combinations and collisions of her friendships or enmities.”
The media and social platforms are once again labeling former President Donald Trump as a Kremlin asset, citing both historical allegations and his recent policy positions. Critics argue that his refusal to send further U.S. aid to Ukraine and his insistence that Europe take greater responsibility for its own defense align with Russian interests. His push to hold NATO allies accountable for their defense spending has also been portrayed as weakening Western unity.
These claims build on long-standing, unsubstantiated allegations that Russian intelligence cultivated Trump as an asset as far back as 1987. Despite a lack of evidence, the media continues to fuel the narrative, portraying Trump’s relationship with Russian President Vladimir Putin as one of deference and suggesting that his policies ultimately serve Russian interests over those of the United States.
Ironically, Trump’s critics argue that the interests of the American people would be better served by continuing to send money to Ukraine, funding Europe’s defense, and risking war with Russia—if that is the path Europe chooses to take. However, logic favors doing the opposite, precisely what Trump is advocating now.
Investigations into allegations that former President Donald Trump acted as a Russian agent have not produced evidence to support such claims. The Special Counsel investigation led by Robert Mueller concluded in 2019 without establishing that Trump or his campaign conspired or coordinated with the Russian government in its election interference activities.
Similarly, the investigation by Special Counsel John Durham, which examined the origins of the FBI’s probe into Trump’s alleged ties with Russia, did not uncover evidence implicating Trump as a Russian agent. Durham’s final report, released in May 2023, criticized certain aspects of the FBI’s investigation but did not present new evidence against Trump.
While some former intelligence officials have speculated about Trump’s relationship with Russia, these assertions have not been substantiated with concrete evidence. Speculation by former intelligence officials is not evidence; it is merely opinion, often shaped by personal, political, or institutional biases.
If there were real evidence that Trump was a Russian agent, it would have surfaced during the extensive investigations by Special Counsel Robert Mueller, the FBI, and later, Special Counsel John Durham—none of which produced such evidence.
Many of the intelligence officials making these claims have clear political biases. Several were vocal critics of Trump before and during his presidency, and some, including those who signed the 2020 letter dismissing Hunter Biden’s laptop as “Russian disinformation,” have demonstrated a willingness to advance partisan narratives.
The Hunter Biden laptop story later turned out to be true and not a product of Russian disinformation, as originally claimed.
Despite this, the media and Democratic politicians colluded to suppress the story and vilify anyone who reported on it. Social media platforms went so far as to suspend the accounts of journalists, commentators, and even major news outlets that covered the issue, ensuring that the narrative remained buried until after the 2020 election.
This coordinated effort to discredit factual reporting under the guise of combating “misinformation” further underscores how intelligence officials and media elites manipulate public perception for political ends.
In conclusion, there is no substantive evidence that Trump was or is a Russian agent.
The claims against him are built on political narratives and speculation rather than verifiable facts, and they have not held up under scrutiny. Strangely, the left seems to believe that the only way to “restore democracy” is to defy the parting words of President Washington by funneling billions of dollars to Europe and Ukraine and risking war with Russia.
In reality, democracy would be better served if Democrats refrained from using the Justice Department and their media allies to spread disinformation.
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