Fmr. Bush Aide: U.S. Media Is the One Being Manipulated by Putin, Not Trump

[excerpt CARLSON Another intriguing ░░░░░░░░ article argues that it ░░░░░░░░ t President Trump who ░░░░░░░░ getting co opted by ░░░░░░░░ president Vladimir Putin Bart ░░░░░░░░ is the Richard Richards ░░░░░░░░ director He was previously ░░░░░░░░ deputy assistant secretary of ░░░░░░░░ for international affairs under ░░░░░░░░ George W Bush In ░░░░░░░░ piece he wrote for ░░░░░░░░ Hill Marcois says that ░░░░░░░░ is weaker than he ░░░░░░░░ and exaggerates his influence ░░░░░░░░ bolster his image and ░░░░░░░░ the United States Bart ░░░░░░░░ a lot for joining ░░░░░░░░ MARCOIS Thanks for having ░░░░░░░░ CARLSON So basically you ░░░░░░░░ saying there was a ░░░░░░░░ propaganda campaign but it ░░░░░░░░ not the one that ░░░░░░░░ read about in The ░░░░░░░░ York Times MARCOIS Exactly ░░░░░░░░ s not what we ░░░░░░░░ about The story that ░░░░░░░░ media have missed is ░░░░░░░░ they are the ones ░░░░░░░░ played by President Putin ░░░░░░░░ The American press MARCOIS ░░░░░░░░ American media is being ░░░░░░░░ by President Putin President ░░░░░░░░ is very weak He ░░░░░░░░ very weak He has ░░░░░░░░ pressures at home from ░░░░░░░░ Muslim citizens on the ░░░░░░░░ hand and the Russian ░░░░░░░░ on the other And ░░░░░░░░ has to satisfy this ░░░░░░░░ has created this image ░░░░░░░░ makes him look like ░░░░░░░░ strong man but that ░░░░░░░░ works if he has ░░░░░░░░ weak American president CARLSON ░░░░░░░░ this is for domestic ░░░░░░░░ more than for internationally ░░░░░░░░ we re looking at ░░░░░░░░ and say What does ░░░░░░░░ want Does he want ░░░░░░░░ to back off on ░░░░░░░░ Is it Ukraine that ░░░░░░░░ s worried about or ░░░░░░░░ And you re saying ░░░░░░░░ s unstable at home ░░░░░░░░ to shore up his ░░░░░░░░ he wants to make ░░░░░░░░ look like a puppet ░░░░░░░░ MARCOIS That s exactly ░░░░░░░░ And it s not ░░░░░░░░ at home it s ░░░░░░░░ in Eastern Europe He ░░░░░░░░ trying to recreate the ░░░░░░░░ Russian empire and make ░░░░░░░░ as big as he ░░░░░░░░ He s trying to ░░░░░░░░ Look I m the ░░░░░░░░ master and I am ░░░░░░░░ Russia and I m ░░░░░░░░ the glory of old ░░░░░░░░ So it s all ░░░░░░░░ you Russians that you ░░░░░░░░ suffering Because it s ░░░░░░░░ for the cause of ░░░░░░░░ motherland.’”