Rachel Maddow Rakes Trump For Chummy Relationship With Russia | EUROtoday

Rachel Maddow snarked Monday that President Donald Trump merely can not cease himself from serving to Russia as a result of “it just feels so good.” (Watch the video under.)

The MS NOW host made a stinging case that the president has frequently boosted Russia and its pursuits amid the U.S. warfare in opposition to Iran.

She famous that Russia is reaping the windfall of jacked-up oil costs amid the battle, to which the U.S. responded by really easing oil sanctions in opposition to its geopolitical foe. And that each one occurred whereas Kremlin intelligence reportedly advises Iran on how one can combat the Americans.

To make issues worse, Maddow mentioned, the Trump administration is making an attempt to free a Russia-connected ex-FBI informant, Alexander Smirnov. Smirnov purposely advised lies about Joe Biden to the FBI, spawning House Republicans’ failed impeachment try. But Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche filed a short earlier this month to assist Smirnov’s effort to have his responsible plea withdrawn and jail sentence struck down, Mother Jones reported.

Maddow couldn’t wrap her head across the newest developments.

“Maybe our president just can’t stop himself from acting to help Russia,” Maddow mentioned. “Even when Russia is acting to kill Americans. Maybe he just can’t stop himself. It just feels so good. He can’t stop.”

A USA Today editorial on Tuesday said that “Trump has always been harder on America’s allies than he has on geopolitical foes like Russia.”

But Maddow’s stinging rebuke hints that Trump is just not solely softer on America’s conventional enemy however is actively chummy with it.