(Jacob Bruns, Headline USA) A New York Times reported admitted that former President Donald Trump‘s presence in the White House held off Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine because of his unpredictability, Fox News reported.
According to reporter Peter Baker, the volatility of Trump’s demeanor added increased risks to an invasion of Ukraine.
“It is a good question whether President Trump was volatile enough that President Putin didn’t know how he would react to, you know, something more aggressive in Ukraine,” Baker wrote.
The establishment journalist also suggested that more people should be asking themselves why Putin chose to invade now.
“It is a fair question to ask why he didn’t do it while Trump was in office given what close relationship the two had and a fair question to ask why [Putin] chose to do it now.”
Baker also claimed that Putin is trying to create a legacy for himself as a restorer of Russian unity and autonomy.
“[Putin] seems to want is to be the leader who brought Russia back together, who reunited some of the empire … That has less to do with us and more to do with him and more to do with his sense of his own historical mission and drive,” he said.
President Joe Biden’s action leading up to response during the invasion has revealed his astounding weakness.
“You don’t need blood unless you plan on starting a war,” Biden said about Russia’s actions.
On the contrary, Trump has made several statements on the issue, most recently acknowledging that Putin had taken advantage of Biden’s failures.
“But here’s a guy (Putin) that says … ‘I’m gonna declare a big portion of Ukraine independent … and we’re gonna go out and we’re gonna go in and we’re gonna help keep peace.’ You gotta say that’s pretty savvy. And you know what the response was from Biden? There was no response … it’s very sad,” he said.
