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Correlation is not causation. So what's the evidence it is due to Trump being President, and not due to another more plausible reason, such as the huge Covid crisis affecting Russia (population decrease of 900,000 in 2020), or the low price of energy during the Covid years. You have no evidence that Putin was afraid of Trump.

Well, he has nearly a double rate of positive opinion than the previous president: 29% for Trump against 58% for Biden. Actually Trump was aroumd the same level as Putin or Xi. So the change of President has been a huge improvement in terms of international opinion. https://www.pewresearch.org/global/2020/01/08/trump-ratings-remain-low-around-globe-while-views-of-u-s-stay-mostly-favorable/

So, according to you, he was afraid of Trump?

I am surprised the NRA did not already call for arming other children so that they would be able defend themselves....

Really? So please give us an example of a comparable event at CNN, like Fox News knowingly lying about an important issue such as US presidential elections.

Deter USSR (well, It's now Russia, which left the USSR in 1991). Isn't it exactly what they have been successfully doing? - it has demonstrated its capacity to unite quickly around a common goal, and even to rally support outside NATO (I.e. Japan), - it has demonstrated the superiority of its weapon systems and intelligence gathering capabilities. How could it better deter anyone to attack any NATO country?

So did Putin or Xi ever "quake in their boots" over anything another POTUS said or did?

So Democrats have a tendency to get their news from different sources, including right-wing media. That's a sound behaviour in order to be able to compare and balance information and POWs. Do Republicans exhibit the same mind openness, or do they stick to right-wing media and only get one-sided information? I think we already have an idea of the answer to this question.

Of course, Fox News viewers will never hear about it, and it won't be reported in other right-wing media either.

So Eric should also be in a position to know then....

Good point, I forgot Eric could not be trusted more than his father. Actually, following your line of thought, I looked at old news and found out that Trump lost money from the first year in 2014, so it cannot have been caused by Sturgeon either.

Apparently, there is no agreement about the cause of loss in the family. Eric Trump Blames Dad's Beloved Brexit For Millions In Losses At Scottish Golf Courses https://news.yahoo.com/eric-trump-blames-dads-beloved-150819143.html

The problem is that a lot of people don't care whether it is fake or not, as long as It's what they want to believe, or as it fits their political or cultural narrative. We've seen it on this forum, too. I doubt it will have much effect. Google's prebunking will not stop people from believing that children have been raped in pizzeria, that elections were rigged in 2020, or that vaccines kill more people than they save. On top of it, it won't last long before it is called something like a 'deep State left-wing woke fake debunking service', by people who want to diffuse fake news.

I also liked "President Trump will always keep fighting for true and honest elections in America!" ????

While it may possibly make sense, It's not smart to state it publicly. It's a very bad negotiation tactic.

When we were young, life was simple: coke, snow, speed, LSD, .... Now I feel completely outmoded! ????

"Trump took it all on the chin like a champ tho." ???? Really? He's been continuously whining about it, losing his temper and insulting anyone including judge and special counsel.

He never seemed fazed....???? Gaetz sought pardon from Trump over DOJ probe into sex trafficking allegations: report https://thehill.com/homenews/house/3647888-gaetz-sought-pardon-from-trump-over-doj-probe-into-sex-trafficking-allegations-report/

Trump talking about good riddance, That's rich! ????

Woke is a convenient word for rightwingers to express their prejudices without explicitly targeting people. They don't dare to say I hate gays, blacks, muslims, etc, so they just say "I hate woke".

OMG! Zombieland in sight...

Well, it took me some time to finally get it.

I agree with the "force majeure" argument, but I think It's a bit more subtle. First, It's not Russia, but Gazprom which is the contractor (ok, it is controlled by the State). In order for Gazprom to avoid penalties, the government must issue an order or law mandating it to stop deliveries. While it is technically possible, the problem is that Russia is desperately looking for new sales opportunities for its energy products. Who would contract with Russia, if it had a policy to just stop exports in case of disagreement?

Another coward.... Pro-Kremlin propagandist loses it on live TV after his son's patriotism was called into question for not fighting in Ukraine https://news.yahoo.com/pro-kremlin-propagandist-loses-live-114730667.html

He plays the strong man but he's a coward! ????