you can t get away with this. we re going to stand with our allies against this kind of aggression. and there are people who are trying to send that message, for example by pushing for the expulsion of russian diplomats, he loves putin too much. and so his national security council says in big block letters, do not congratulate putin on his rigged reelection, and trump can t help himself, he has to congratulate putin, and it probably didn t occur to them to say, don t invite putin to the white house, because this is a favor you roll out to leaders that you re trying to woo. trump has always made the argument, bill kristol, i m going to try something different. could he make the argument, inviting putin over for a playdate is a good strategy? the playdate is the only way i can think of it. you should not reward a hostile
officials. the field was thrown into further disarray by a fair of unexpected developments. just before saturday s registration deadline, the ex-period threw his hat into the ring seen as a moderate. he is expected to gain support and could be a threat to the regime in general. candidates can only run if the guardian council controlled by supreme leader allows them to run. in declaring the candidacy, he could be daring the ayatollah to disqualify him. they could risk the same protest that surrounded the allegedly rigged reelection in 2009. the june election will highlight the power struggle. both men will work to stack the deck in favor of their own favorites.