Quick point Mike... Trump cannot afford Putin to lose the Ukraine war as that would mean Putin's days are numbered and without Putin's electoral support then so are Trump's
Yes, that was the same read I had - he wasn't comfortable. This wasn't your usual Trumpian schadenfreude, nor Vance's typical sycophancy. This was stagecraft, for an audience of one.
My bet on what Putin has on Trump: he's a "made man" as they say in gangster circles. Ever since Western banks cut off Trump's borrowing lines, he's had a line of credit. I think we all know why and how.
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