Trump is making the same mistake he made in his first administration. He failed to work on Putin's agenda (to restore the old U.S.S.R.) so miserably that he set Mr. Putin's agenda back four years, at least.
I was surprised that Mr. Putin gave him another chance.
Now, once again, Trump is turning out to be a very poor sock puppet.
So, if Mr. Putin runs true to nature, he may decide to handle Trump the same way he handled Mr. Prigozhin, (Wagner Group) another former ally and close confident who got too big for his britches.
Wouldn't that be a hoot?
LAMP @ #2
"Or has his mental acumen deteriorated so much that he seems to have forgotten the oaths he has taken?"
LOL ~ Oaths are just a tool of the trade to Trump, much like every other lie he tells whenever he opens his mouth.
He just went through the motions. Obviously, the words meant nothing to him, considering how Trump, with the help of the U.S. Supreme Court, has twisted the Constitution beyond recognition as often as they could squeek it past the public.