Ok. This is… NUTS.
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said he does not believe Iran is responsible for a recent cyberattack on water systems in Minnesota, putting him at odds with U.S. officials who reportedly suspect Iranian hackers probably orchestrated the attack.
"They blame it on Iran. I don't think so. I think I blame it on Minnesota because they're grossly incompetent," Trump said at a July 31 Cabinet meeting at the Camp David presidential retreat in Maryland. "I would blame it on Minnesota and the governor, the corrupt governor of Minnesota."
Trump, who did not present any evidence to support his accusation, has long criticized Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, the 2024 Democratic vice presidential nominee, accusing him of enabling Somalia immigrants to carry out fraud against welfare programs in the state.
"They like to say, 'Oh, it's Iran.' Iran should be so lucky. Iran's got bigger problems than worrying about Minnesota," Trump said.
Background:
So Trump is blaming the people running Minnesota for attacking (or at least allowing someone else to attack) their own water systems.
Seems unlikely, no? Well, then there’s this:
U.S. President Donald Trump told reporters on July 27 that he'd speak directly to Russian President Vladimir Putin about reports that Russia is helping Iran target U.S. assets in the Middle East.
Trump was questioned about the reports shortly after President Volodymyr Zelensky said on July 25 that Moscow has been providing Tehran satellite imagery of U.S. and Gulf military installations throughout the U.S. war against Iran. Zelensky said Kyiv had observed "clear correlation between Russia's satellite imagery of these sites and Iranian strikes."
During a press gaggle aboard Air Force One on July 27, Trump was asked about Zelensky's allegations and what the U.S. planned to do about it.
"We'll find out if that's true," Trump said. "I'll ask Putin about it. We'll find out."
Trump then said that even if Russia were helping Iran attack U.S. facilities, such assistance likely made a negligible impact. He referenced the U.S. invasion of Venezuela, where Russian-supplied air defense systems failed to stop the American attack.
"It hasn't had much impact because we've knocked the hell out of (Iran)," Trump said. "Look, you know, (Russia) gave Venezuela a lot of equipment. Venezuela had all Russian equipment. How did that work out? Not too good."
Trump repeated his standard line when confronted with reports that Moscow is helping Iran attack U.S. military targets: He said he doubted Russia was providing such support to Iran, while reiterating that any possible support was not helping Iran defeat the U.S.
"I don't think I don't think they've been doing it. Certainly not at a high level, and if they have, it has been very unimpactful," Trump said.
Russia has allegedly provided intelligence and weapons to Iran since the launch of the U.S.-Israeli war, though the White House has consistently downplayed the significance of Russia's role. In March, Trump acknowledged that Russia might be helping Iran "a little bit."
U.S. General Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, confirmed in an April 30 congressional hearing that Russia is supporting Iran in the current war with the United States. He declined to provide details regarding Russia's assistance during the public hearing.
I guess asking his own intelligence agencies isn’t his first choice. Putin first, America… whenever. Maybe his intelligence agencies could help him out:
Seems as if Trump has already decided That Russia providing targeting information that has likely led to the deaths and injuries of U.S. service member is no big deal.
Okey dokey.
Let’s remember this instance in Helsinki, Finland in July of 2018 of the President of the United States choosing between his own team and the “enemy”:
Hmmmm. Just throwing this out there:
Article III, Section 3, Clause 1 of the U.S. Constitution defines treason:
"Treason against the United States, shall consist only in levying War against them, or in adhering to their Enemies, giving them Aid and Comfort. No Person shall be convicted of Treason unless on the Testimony of two Witnesses to the same overt Act, or on Confession in open Court."
Ok. maybe it’s not quite treason. But it’s hard to think of ANYTHING more impeachable than consistently supporting your adversaries (Russia), and enemies with whom you are literally at war (Iran), over the people you’re supposed to represent and the elected officials/government servants who are working to protect the residents of this country.
Unless those elected officials/government staffers are themselves treasonous or seditious, in affairs of state, you support your entire team, not your opponent(s).
At some point, every Dem candidate and every Dem/progressive media org should be asking their Republican election opponents if they support Trump choosing foreign adversaries over patriotic Americans. If taking Putin’s word for things over American intelligence is actually “America Last” instead of “America First?”
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