On Russia, Trump Is a Code Pink Republican
By Eli Lake
February 6, 2017
After watching his interview on Fox News this weekend, it's worth asking whether President Donald Trump is now the leader of the Code Pink Republicans.
This is the term coined by the conservative author and radio host Mark Levin to describe those on the right who valorize Russian President Vladimir Putin. Like Code Pink, the sign-waving hollerers known for disrupting congressional hearings to demonstrate against alleged U.S. aggression, the current president does not appear to believe America is a morally exceptional nation.
How else to explain these remarks to Bill O'Reilly that aired before the Super Bowl? When asked why Trump says he respects Putin, given that Putin is a killer, Trump responds: "There are a lot of killers. We got a lot of killers, what? You think our country's so innocent?" Code Pink founder Medea Benjamin couldn't have said it better.
And yes, while it's true that the U.S. government has certainly killed its enemies before, there is no comparison to Russia.
The U.S. conducts drone strikes against terrorists. Putin poisons, disappears and exiles his domestic political opposition.
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https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2017-02-06/on-russia-trump-is-a-code-pink-republican
