A "Manchurian Candidate" is defined as,"... a person, especially a politician, being used as a puppet by an enemy power. The term is commonly used to indicate disloyalty or corruption, whether intentional or unintentional."
In more ways than one, yesterday (16 July, 2018) Trump exposed himself internationally as a possible Manchurian Candidate during the Putin-Trump press conference, after their slightly more than two hour PRIVATE tête-à-tête in Helsinki, that is also euphemistically being called a 'Summit Meeting'.
Perhaps the most stunning expose of Trump was in his response to a question about Putin's meddling in the 2016 US Presidential election.
The US questioner asked,
"Just now President Putin denied having anything to do with the election interference in 2016. Every US intelligence agency has concluded that Russia did.
My first question for you, sir, is, "Who do you believe?" My second question is, "Would you now, with the whole world watching, tell President Putin ... would you denounce what happened in 2016, and would you warn him to never do it again?"
Trump then went out of his way to agree with Putin, and in the process threw the whole of his US intelligence agencies under the bus! (video below)
Trump's response has, to say the least, alarmed many in the US.
Now recall that in my blog entry (28/6/2018) I wrote that,
"Also high on Putin's agenda will be a public recognition, by Trump, that Ukraine's Crimea really belongs to Russia." (blog entry :28/6/2018)
Towards the end of their press conference, a US reporter directed two questions towards Putin, which rather unnerved him.
- "Can you tell me what President Trump may have indicated to you about officially recognizing Crimea as part of Russia?"
- Secondly, "Do you ... does the Russian government have any compromising material on President Trump or his family .."
Putin's responses were rather interesting.
To the question about Ukraine's Crimea, Putin responded that,
" ... Posture of President Trump on Crimea is well known .... "
In other words, that Trump believes that Ukraine's Crimea is part of Russia because " ... they all speak Russian there"
To the question about Putin having 'kompromat' on Trump; Putin rather tried to fudge his answer, WITHOUT saying "No".
Which, indirectly, supports the details of 'some' of the 'kompromat' that Putin has on Trump, as outlined in the Steele Dossier.
Which raises the question,
"Is Trump Putin's 'Manchurian Candidate'?
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