Putin’s water boy

Vladimir Putin could not have asked for a better three weeks than the first three weeks of the Trump presidency. Sowing discord with one of our most loyal allies (Australia), our second largest trading partner (Mexico) and riling up hatred in the Muslim world for America (travel ban), with a foreign policy messaging that is at best schizophrenic, Trump has performed impeccably. Pfft. Trump’s “America First” is merely code for “America Isolated.”

Methinks Putin has the goods on Trump - why else would Putin’s water boy Trump call him every other week to get his marching orders? Trump is happy to share the content of his “tough talk” calls to our allies, but you can bet he won’t reveal the content of his calls to Putin.

And don’t expect our congressional leaders to help. To say Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, House Speaker Paul Ryan and Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers have the spine of a worm is an insult to the worm.

For you Trump supporters, I hope you are looking forward to a world ruled by Comrade Putin. The tragedy will be the loss of lives in the wars that Putin convinces (orders?) water boy to start.

Steve Simasko

Pullman