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struggle4progress

(118,281 posts) Thu Nov 2, 2017, 11:55 PM Nov 2017

Adviser: Putin believed he elected Trump

BY JOSH DELK - 11/02/17 04:47 PM EDT

... "It’s really difficult to understand what was the level of Putin’s involvement or blessing in that," Pavlovsky said of election meddling. "After November, after Trump was elected, the situation changed. Now Putin understands, or he believed at least, that he was strong. I don’t know who believed in America that Putin elected Trump, but Putin believed that. Putin believed that, and that has become a political factor" ...

http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/358501-ex-putin-adviser-putin-believed-he-elected-trump

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Adviser: Putin believed he elected Trump (Original Post) struggle4progress Nov 2017 OP

He Did Me. Nov 2017 #1

yep triron Nov 2017 #2

Frontline' s Putin's Revenge sure lays out an excellent Lint Head Nov 2017 #3

Absolutely true, remember he was former KGB, & propaganda was their main weapon onetexan Nov 2017 #4

Me.

(35,454 posts)

1. He Did

Reply to struggle4progress (Original post)

Fri Nov 3, 2017, 12:01 AM

Nov 2017

Mostly

triron

(21,999 posts)

2. yep

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Fri Nov 3, 2017, 12:04 AM

Nov 2017

Lint Head

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3. Frontline' s Putin's Revenge sure lays out an excellent

Reply to struggle4progress (Original post)

Fri Nov 3, 2017, 01:58 AM

Nov 2017

case that he did. Even if hacking didn't work or happen disinformation and propaganda did. WWII proved that negative false propaganda works. It convinced Germany that the Jews were responsible for their financial depression. They were literally carrying Marks around in wheelbarrow. Joseph Goebbels would be absolutely giddy about how easily misinformation can be spread today.

onetexan

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4. Absolutely true, remember he was former KGB, & propaganda was their main weapon

Reply to struggle4progress (Original post)

Fri Nov 3, 2017, 03:23 AM

Nov 2017

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