“This vermin must be destroyed. The Jews are our sworn enemies, and at the end of this year there will not be a Jew left in Germany.” — Hitler, 1939

“We will root out the Communists, Marxists … and Radical Left Thugs that live like vermin within … our country.” — Trump, today

@tristansnell Trump is performing to a playbook I believe that Putin's gov has given him. to undermine the US from within

@synlogic @tristansnell

Trump doesn't need anyone's help to aspire to be an authoritarian asshole, he's quite capable of doing it on his pathological narcissist own.

@joeinwynnewood @tristansnell theres plenty of evidence Russia has helped him and vice versa. the pattern is clear that he was recruited by them and at some point became an "asset" if not an agent of Putin

@synlogic @tristansnell

The only pattern that is clear is Trump wants to be a dictator just like his idol Putin and Putin sees advantage for himself with Trump in power.

Trump’s massive ego both precludes his being recruited and obviates the need to recruit him.

Flattery mixed in with a suggestion here and there is more than sufficient to get Putin what he wants.

There's just no need to construct conspiracy theories of Trump as an intelligence asset of Russia.

@joeinwynnewood theres plenty of evidence. and evidence beats theory. and a "conspiracy theory" alone is not an inherently made-up thing if there is an actual conspiracy. they do happen. and in Trump's case is evidence of it

you'll be muted now, as a fact-denying disinfo actor. if I've made a mistake in classifying you, and are authentic, I do encourage you to do more research

@synlogic @joeinwynnewood
Agree. This account is mansplaining -- to other men.
Just being obnoxious.

@merileedkarr @synlogic

By all means, please do present said evidence I am apparently ignorant of despite paying pretty close attention to both political and current events on a daily basis.

I've seen nothing in Trump's behavior nor evidence presented in Mueller's investigation, two congressional impeachments and two federal indictments to support a formal intelligence relationship between Moscow and Trump.