that Trump as president would operate vis-a-vis Russia not strictly on the basis of US national interested. You reject this?
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Replying to @SholomN
I reject the notion that operating in such a way that might indirectly benefit Russia is indicative of acting "vis-a-vis" Russia
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Was Reagan acting "vis-a-vis" Russia when he forged an accord with Gorbachev? This line of thinking makes no sense.
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Replying to @mtracey
Vis-a-vis means "face-to-face", as in his direct dealings with Russia as president. I'm not sure what you think I'm saying here
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Replying to @SholomN
Was Reagan "compromised" by his dealings with Gorbachev?
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Replying to @mtracey
Now I'm really confused. The argument being made is that Trump, because he's allegedly funded near-exclusively by Russian capital,
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and because he has a lot of staffers who worked for Russian interests, and because he has expressed pro-Putin sentiments for years,
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including during this campaign, would in his dealings with Russia as president not act strictly in the US national interest.
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What part of this do you reject?
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Replying to @SholomN
I reject the idea that Trump would be compelled to act in the interest of Russia.
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If he takes actions that happen to align with the interests of Russia, that's not indicative of being "compromised."
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Replying to @mtracey
Agreed. We're talking about motivation though, and whether Trump would be motivated to act in Russian interest in detriment to ours
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And you reject that this motivation exists. Is it because you have seen no compelling evidence for it or some other reason?
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