independent media has been closed. and those journalists have been driven out of the country. that is the culmination of the last 22 years of putin s increasing control on the information sphere and on the media. by this point, this isn t happening today, this isn t a new development, this has been slowly happening for the last 22 years. and older people, people who watch tv who trust the state, who trust the television and what is said to them from the screen, they believe this stuff. they have been hearing this for the last eight years at least. so i think a lot of them do believe it unfortunately. then how essential is it for kremlin propaganda, that now you have far right media outlets here in the united states pushing these lies. and they are able to clip these tv segments and put them on their air, and say to the russians look, even the
information sphere and on the media. by this point, this isn t happening today, this isn t a new development, this has been slowly happening for the last 22 years. and older people, people who watch tv who trust the state, who trust the television and what is said to them from the screen, they believe this stuff. they have been hearing this for the last eight years at least. so i think a lot of them do believe it unfortunately. then how essential is it for kremlin propaganda, that now you have far right media outlets here in the united states pushing these lies. and they are able to clip these tv segments and put them on their air, and say to the russians look, even the americans are saying it. that s right, it s very important, and again this is also the logical conclusion of what we started seeing in 2016. when you had the american right
said if there is an arm s race it is russia s fault pointing a finger back again at russia for the decision that the trump administration has made today. it is the obama administration past government officials that have said that russia is in violation of the inf treaty for years dating back to 2013. this isn t a new development. what is new is the u.s. pulling out and what are going to be the reper cushions of that. the other thing to consider is china here. secretary pompeo did not mention china when he said the u.s. would be pulling out of the treaty today. a senior administration official noted that china is unconstrained in this area of missile development. they have over 1,000 missiles. and the u.s. now can compete with them in this space. that is a very, very scary reality for folks who are saying what is the u.s. going to be doing? what kind of pressures is it
trump motivated via fear. his world view is rooted in a scarcity mentality that says someone else is stealing your share of the pie. this karnal mind-set clashes with the faith that calls up to gladly give to others. i m speaking here about personal charity, not redistribution via the tax cut. and trusts in god to provide for our daily needs. of course, i haven t even delved into the personal baggage. i pray and i take my kids to church, but i freely admit that i m a sinner in need of grace and constant forgiveness. god s mercy humbles me daily. donald trump, however, resolves in at least five of the deadly sins, pride, greed, lust, envy and wrath. this isn t a new development, of course, but with every passing minute, it becomes clearer that it would take a miracle for him to change. we all fall short, kristin, but
they westbouanted a back door relationship with russia. why? are you implying there was more than just dirt going on with hillary clinton? you have relationships with russia and people around him that go back decades. this isn t a new development here, that these are relationships that go back to the 1980s even. you have a quote from fusion gps founder glenn simpson. as we got deeper and deeper into understanding, you know, donald trump s business career and his history, it seems there was a connection with organized crime. is that about money? in the 80s there was a group