Trump (the GOP), Musk and Putin all have the same fascist goals. They're all in bed with each other. "Mnage trois" doesn't usually work out very well in the bloodsport game of money, power and politics.

In the end there can only be one Alpha.

HUGH

Putin isn't going to be satisfied with just restoring the old U.S.S.R.

Once on the move, he'll be after all of Eastern Europe. Without the United States, NATO will be a pushover. That's going to be Trump's part of the bargain. He will abandon our NATO allies and give full military support to Russia. That may not include troops but it will certainly mean keeping Russia fully supplied with missiles and any other kind of armament they need to complete the serge across the European continent.

I never did think that Mr. Putin was dumb enough to make such an important deal with a looser like Trump. Trump is just the front man. The deal is really with the GOP which plans to keep their fascist regime longer than Trump is going to live.