‘Failing’ New York Times Is “Disturbed” At Trump-Putin “Bromance”
by Tyler Durden
ZeroHedge.com
Feb 7, 2017
‘The Editorial Board’ of the so-called ‘failing’ New York Times has returned fire in the ongoing battle with President Trump and The White House. In an op-ed, the newspaper’s editors proclaimed that “Trump seemed to appreciate Mr. Putin’s brutality” and that the president “suggested America acts the same way… showing little support for America’s traditional roles as a champion of universal values.”
The New York Times begins…
The bromance between President Trump and President Vladimir Putin of Russia, long a source of puzzlement and alarm in the West, has gotten even more disturbing.
Following Trump’s reply to Bill O’Reilly when the Fox News host asserted that Putin is “a killer.”
“There are a lot of killers. We’ve got a lot of killers. What, you think our country is so innocent?”
And ths lit the fuse under NYTimes editors…
Asserting the moral and political superiority of the United States over Russia has not traditionally been a difficult maneuver for American presidents. But rather than endorsing American exceptionalism, Mr. Trump seemed to appreciate Mr. Putin’s brutality — which includes bombing civilians in Syria and, his accusers allege, responsibility for a trail of dead political opponents and journalists at home — and suggested America acts the same way.
They briefly admit that Trump is right about America not being perfect…
The Rest…HERE
