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@#2 ... is that enough of a reason for Pres Trump to remove his thumb from the scale? ...
Or will Pres Trump follow the lead of his buddy in Hungary?
Hostile takeover: How Orban is subjugating the media in Hungary (2017)
www.boell.de
... The narratives provided by at least one hundred Hungarian news outlets are now under the complete political control of Minister of the Prime Minister's Cabinet Office Antal Rogan and rpad Habony, the Prime Minister's spin doctor.[1]
According to the independent Hungarian news site 444.hu, these two individuals are the ones who give instructions to the editorial staffs of newspapers, television and radio stations, and news websites.
These media outlets are used to persuade voters that things have improved under the rule of Fidesz, and to discredit the opposition and any public persona they deem undesirable. ...
"There is no Ukraine": Fact-Checking the Kremlin's Version of Ukrainian History (2020)
blogs.lse.ac.uk
... The notion that Ukraine is not a country, but a historical part of Russia, appears to be deeply ingrained in the minds of Russian leadership. ...
But as much as these assumptions may resonate with ordinary Russians, as well as some foreign leaders, a glance into Ukrainian history reveals that they are based on a dangerously distorted reading of the past.
Ultimately, by redrawing borders and rewriting history the Kremlin is unlikely to have done itself a favour.
Through its intervention in Ukraine it has galvanised most Ukrainians in their aversion to Russia and has thereby done a great deal to demarcate the perceived differences between Ukrainians and Russians more clearly than ever before. ...
Allow me to ask a question ...
Let's say that the US, as many (most?, nearly all?, all? ) other developed countries, has universal healthcare.
What would such universal healthcare look like in the current political environment?
Would Pres Trump be placing his obsequious adulating people in charge of it?
Then, might we start hearing from Pres Trump, (similar to what he apparently recently said to Indiana) obey me or I'll cut off all money going to your healthcare?
Indiana lieutenant governor: Trump threatened funding over redistricting
thehill.com