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Trump-Putin Relationship and Election as Exposed Sham
from Nice Means Nothing · #4
Audio-only archive episode — no video to seek.
3 minTim and Ray speculate on Trump's relationship with Putin, whether Russia leaked the DNC emails, and Tim's theory that Trump is uniquely honest about the corruption of the political system he used to benefit from.
- 41:38Trump presents himself as exposing the election as a sham while claiming he was the one pulling strings in Washington.
- 42:04Tim argues Trump could shine light on banking corruption and Saudi Arabia dealings but hasn't gone deep enough.
- 42:42Trump censors himself to avoid upsetting the system too much despite his brash public persona.
- 43:12Putin likely views Trump as a useful idiot who he could exploit in strategic dealings.
- 43:40Tim suggests Putin sees a Trump presidency as an opportunity to move into Ukraine and do what he wants.
- 44:16After 9-11 the Bush administration focused on nation states; Obama shifted to a more hostile posture toward Putin.
- 44:31Tim asks whether Russia leaked the DNC emails damaging to Sanders through WikiLeaks.
- 44:44Tim pivots to the unsolved death of the DNC staffer as a lingering question.
Vladimir PutinJulian AssangeBarack ObamaWikiLeaksSaudi ArabiaISISUkraine