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She probably just took advantage of the fact that Trump is easily bedazzled and blindsided by long bleached blonde hair.

He seems to have a pattern. Not always for blondes but for any woman he thinks might stir his long-gone impotency back to life again.

When was the last time Trump hired a woman who didn't have those qualifications?

Susie Wiles maybe. But then she probably just filled the gaping hole in his life left by his absentee mother.

Re weakening America

And that 300,000 metric tons of oil that is supposed to be on its way from Russia is equal to only 2.25 million barrels, most (if not all) of which will be refined for use by the military.

Again, just another dog whistle for deserting voters to return to the Republican Party

Nor is it a coincidence that the high price of fertilizer is bankrupting farmers and the price of diesel fuel is driving trucking companies out of business.

As for weakening America, of course he's trying to weaken America.

A weakened population, subservient and starving for basic substance is much easier for an authoritarian dictator to control.

It's not just a goal, it's a necessity.

And while we're having this conversation, does anybody believe that Trump has really negotiated an oil deal with Russia?

Or is he just gas-lighting the voters in the lead-up to the midterms.

As for Trump giving aid and comfort to America's enemy (also known as treason), I've come to the conclusion that the irrational drawn-out blockade of the Straits of Hormuz is also having some intentional consequences on the former cash-strapped Russia.

Intentional or not, that seems to be what's happening.