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How To Be Smart (In The Mind Of Donald Trump)
Yesterday, I discussed former President Donald Trump calling Russian President Vladimir Putin a genius. Since then, over one hundred and forty countries have voted for a United Nations resolution to condemn Russia, with only five countries — Russia, Belarus, North Korea, Eritrea, and Syria — voting against said resolution.
Of course, Belarus is run by Putin ally and authoritarian dictator Alexander Lukashenko and Syria is run by Putin ally and authoritarian dictator Bashar al-Assad. Meanwhile, Eritrea is run by authoritarian dictator Isaias Afwerki and North Korea is run by the famous authoritarian Kim Jong-un.
The fact that even China, whose President, Xi Jinping, is currently trying to become an ally of Putin on their shared support for autocracy, was not willing to defend these actions is quite telling. Although China did not vote in favor of the resolution, the fact that they did…