Even Fox News Host Reminds Trump That Putin Is a Bad Guy
Donald Trump's position on Russia has become so prostrate that even Fox & Friends host Brian Kilmeade has been forced to urge sanity.
Following the Trump administration's decision to pause military aid to Ukraine, Kilmeade took to social media to issue a frank reminder—one that was much needed by the U.S. president.
'Can we all remember @KremlinRussia_E is the bad guy,' Kilmeade wrote on X Monday night, tagging Russian President Vladimir Putin's account.
'They invaded—they kidnap kids—Whatever happens—Ukraine can not lose—eastern. Europe will be next,' Kilmeade added.
The Fox News host, who once bent over backward to justify Trump's request for 'the kind of generals Hitler had,' has apparently broken with the president over his foreign policy, which even the Kremlin has said 'largely coincides' with its vision.
The Bulwark's Tim Miller poked at Kilmeade on X, writing, 'Maybe DM the secretary of defense.'
Trump has made escalating efforts to convince the American people of the very opposite: that Putin will 'keep his word' on a peace deal, while Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy isn't interested in peace at all. And this is in no way the beginning of Trump's smear campaign: He has long made efforts to undermine Zelenskiy and push false narratives about Ukraine.
In fact, Trump's first impeachment hinged on his allegedly pressuring Zelenskiy to dig up dirt on Joe Biden. How exactly did he pressure Zelenskiy to do what he wanted? He withheld military aid. Did it work? Not at all.
Trump's efforts to recast the villain in this story seem to be working. A recent CBS News/YouGov poll found that the percentage of Americans who viewed Russia as 'the enemy' had dropped from 64 percent in 2023 to 34 percent.
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