trump s critics in the media and democratic opponents. it is very dangerous. but it also, if you want to just look at that time through a cynical lens of politics, it s really dangerous for donald trump as well. because, donny, you ve got republicans right now on the hill going, my god, what what s this guy s plan? how is he going to push back on eye crane and the fact that we ve actually seen the communications where this guy not only told the president of ukraine that he would, you know, i ll help you but you ve got help us first, and then the next day they find out that he told the russians, he wasn t concerned with them interfering in american democracy. despite the fact that all of his intel people say it is the greatest risk facing the united states right now.
the state television broadcast a meeting of the comealders and use charts to suggest that ukraine and the united states teamed up to shoot down the jets on purpose. ukraine and the united states did it. that is what the russian people and the people in the east of eye crane are hearing. not the truth but that. p same network is pushing another theory. ukrainians were trying to shoot down president putin s plane that was in the area at the time. they floated this in the very early hours and still floating it. they are floating it on a sea of nothing must because it is hogwash. one russian news website publish ad claim the bodies are from the malaysian air flight that vanished in march and suggests the west dumps the corpses to make russia look bad. they are pretty much pushing any theory that this does not put the point the finger on vladimir putin. the former ambassador to
most americans don t necessarily care all that much whether crimea is part of russia or eye crane. the united states is duty-bound to care. nato was the vehicle for military intervention kosovo and afghanistan. and with nato states cutting back on defense spending, when trouble strikes they still look our way. and yet, russia is part of our negotiations for the peaceful solution in iran. and to de-escalate the civil war in syria. we have the muscle but the majority of americans don t armed conflict in europe. our nato allies are pulling out the 1949 charter and waving it around. so if you are president obama, given how complicated this is what would you do? that wraps things up for the reid report. i will see you back here tomorrow at 2:00 p.m. eastern and be sure to watch us online at thereidreport.com. the cycle comes up. we will have the latest on this crazy missing plane