Summary
Secretary of State Marco Rubio grew visibly frustrated during an ABC News interview when questioned about the Trump administration’s approach to Russia.
Defending Trump’s push for peace talks with Putin, Rubio insisted negotiations were necessary but admitted the administration didn’t know Russia’s demands.
He clashed with host George Stephanopoulos over Trump’s refusal to call Putin a dictator and the U.S. siding with Russia in a recent UN vote.
Rubio also compared Trump’s handling of Ukraine to Biden’s approach to Israel, further escalating tensions.
The Republicans are making a real effort to convince themselves that we’re now at war with Eastasia. But it doesn’t seem to work too good: however much they’re trying to integrate the newthink, their brains are working against decades of anti-Soviet and anti-Russian indoctrination.
It’s really painful and embarassing to watch them try to reprogram their own brains to please their cult leader…