WTF?

Three weeks ago, by large bipartisan votes, Congress passed new sanctions against Russia and countries that were continuing to use Russian oil and gas and gave Trump sweeping powers to expand those sanctions. At the time, Representative Michael McCaul (R-TX) said: “This bill will cripple Russia’s war machine and finally bring Putin to the negotiating table. It will ensure America’s adversaries, not only Russia, but also China and Iran, suffer for their coordinated campaign of aggression.”

But yesterday, Trump used the law for the opposite of what Congress apparently intended: “I have just concluded a highly successful discussion with President Vladimir Putin, of Russia, wherein it was agreed that Russia will immediately supply over 300,000 Tons of Diesel Fuel to the American and Global Marketplace, another 500,000 Tons during the month of November, and 1,000,000 Tons immediately thereafter. Additionally, based on the condition of their Diesel Refineries, Russia will then deliver, within a short period of time, 3,000,000 Tons of Diesel Fuel.

Quoted material above from Heather Cox Richardson’s daily essay.

So now American tax dollars are buying Russian diesel, funding Russia’s war against Ukraine, in direct opposition to what Congress directed. Donny Convict is 100% a Russian asset, and has been since the 1980s. Putin having serious blackmail fodder against Trump explains pretty much everything in his perverted Presidency. We’re living The Manchurian Candidate in real time.