Trump and Putin are 'completely independent' yet are both joined together in narcissistic, political, and avaricious temperament.

Oh! What a tangled web we weave

When first we practice to deceive

 

Yesterday Trump's US ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley, the 116 Governor of South Carolina,

"...offered a strong condemnation of Russia in her first appearance at the UN Security Council on Thursday, calling on Moscow to de-escalate violence in eastern Ukraine and saying that US sanctions against Moscow would remain in place until it withdraws from Crimea." ( Nicole Gaouette and Richard Roth : CNN : 2/2/2017) (my emphasis)

 

During her confirmation hearing to become the US ambassador to the UN, Haley added that,

"...... unless Russia takes positive steps, the United States should not lift sanctions on the country."

But when asked about whether the U.S. should impose new sanctions on Moscow — for its alleged interference in the U.S. election, among other reasons — she hedged, saying that’s a decision that requires consulting with the incoming president and his national security advisers. 

She also defended Trump's apparent fondness for Russia to an extent, saying he wanted to find areas of cooperation with Moscow, and that battling Islamist terrorists was one such area" ( Nahal Toosi : Politico: 18/01/17) (my emphasis)

Hardly had Nikki Hayley finished her first speech as US ambassador to the UN than news started breaking that,

"The Treasury Department has sent early signals of easing sanctions on Russia, allowing U.S. companies to do business with Russia's security service. (Putin's FSB)" ( Peter Alexander: MSNBC  (Andrea Mitchell Reporting) 2/2/17) (my emphasis)

Part 1

 

Part 2

What is interesting to note towards the end of Part 2 is that Trump seems ostensibly to be a Harley Davidson fan, much like Vladimir Putin. 

The question is, "Has Trump ever been a Harley Davidson fan, like Putin is?"

Vladimir Putin rides a Harley Davidson with a biker gang in Russia 

(The Telegraph : 30 Aug 2011)

And whilst

• Nikki Haley is calling for sanctions against Putin not to be lifted because of his war with Ukraine and his illegal annexation on Ukrainian Crimea, whilst at the same time sympathising with Trump's  apparent fondness for Russia, to an extent
• the US Treasury Department is gearing up to do business with Putin's FSB, possibly the start of the total easing of US sanctions against Putin and his 'siloviki' clique, irrespective of Nikki Haley's UN speech yesterday, and,
• Donald Trump is signalling to Putin his acknowledgement (sanctions easing payback ?) of Harley Davidson motorcycles (US presidential election?),

Senator John McCain (below left) continues to urge Trump to,

"....  use his authority under an existing defense policy law to provide lethal assistance to Ukraine.

"Vladimir Putin's violent campaign to destabilize and dismember the sovereign nation of Ukraine will not stop unless and until he meets a strong and determined response," McCain wrote.

McCain also urged Trump to expand current sanctions against Russia that were put in place after its annexation of Ukraine's Crimea region in 2014. (Doina Chiacu : (Reuters) Mail Online : 2 February 2017 |) (my emphasis)

Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin somewhat reminds me of the first Siamese twins, Chang and Eng Bunker.

"[Whilst] the brothers were joined at the sternum by a small piece of cartilage, and though their livers were fused, they were independently complete."

Determined to live as normal a life they could, Chang and Eng settled on their small plantation and bought slaves to do the work they could not do themselves. 

 Using their adopted name "Bunker", they married local women on April 13, 1843. Chang wed Adelaide Yates (1823-1917), while Eng married her sister, Sarah Anne (1822-1892). The twins also became naturalized American citizens.[(Wikipedia) (my emphasis)

Like Chang and Eng, Trump and Putin are 'completely independent' yet, at the same time, are both joined together in narcissistic, political, and avaricious temperament.

Can Senator McCain overcome 'the slaves that Trump has bought' to do his bidding?

(to be continued)