NYT’s Mara Gay: ‘We Know that Donald Trump Has Been the Subject of Russian Influence’

EXCERPT:

GAY: “That’s right. Well, first of all, I think what Donald Trump said is it’s not Ukraine anymore. That is a Putin talking point. I guess, you know, we know that Donald Trump has been the subject of Russian influence. And so, the question becomes, why is he continuing to do Vladimir Putin’s bidding while abandoning our allies and our commitment to NATO and to democracy here and abroad? You know, the fact that this is happening at a campaign rally tells you something also, because again, you and I both know foreign issues aren’t necessarily top of mind, as you said, for most voters in the final stretch of a campaign. So this is a personal vendetta that Donald Trump has against Zelenskyy and also kind of a personal affinity that he has for Putin. And the question is, where in that alchemy are the American people? He’s not thinking about any of us, he’s not promising to deliver something to the people who are at his rally. He’s promising to deliver something for Vladimir Putin.”