Putin Plays Trump

Through Seven Phone Calls Since 2021, Trump Feeds His Ego As Putin Plays Trump

According to Bob Woodward’s upcoming book “WAR”, Donald Trump had “as many as seven” secret calls with Vladimir Putin after leaving office. From the initial details provided to the public, Trump requested full privacy during these calls and asked for his staffers and assistants to leave. However, knowing what we know about normal communications protocols used by heads of state and the Russian government’s proclivity for recording and surveillance, we can assume that the Russians have copies of each of these calls that Trump made. It’s also possible that the U.S. intelligence community has a record of the calls. Trump wouldn’t be the target of the call, but given that Putin is a high-value target, Trump’s conversations could have been recorded.

Where do we begin… 

Let’s start by recognizing the obvious: Donald Trump has always placed gaining the approval of Vladimir Putin over any sense of duty towards the United States of America and the office of the president. This means that even whe…