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When Treason Became Popular Under Private Citizen Reagan
How did foreign leaders get accustomed to assisting American treason, and should they be warned? The answer is Ronald Reagan. As it turns out, influence pedaling while a private citizen is illegal for American citizens. Trump’s people — remember Paul Manafort — have been criminally got in trouble for this. Trump — time to normalize it.
Trump just said again at the Alfred Smith dinner for Catholics in New York City on Friday, October 18th, 2024, that he would get a solution to the Russian War Against Ukraine before he gets sworn in. His intent, he openly said, was to subvert the current American government before he takes power.
Here’s the problem that is not new news but summed up the last four years by the New York Times, who I’m beginning to feel sorry for since no one cares much about what should be an explosive story but instead is like a dud:
“Even before he kicked off a comeback bid to reclaim his old office, foreign governments realized that Mr. Trump was still a force in American politics and that they needed to take him into account in their dealings with the United States.”
Why blame Reagan? I started on this Den of Spies book just released because it could help me understand the OG, the…
