Putin's Downfall

Putin’s Downfall: A satire video of Russian President Vladimir Putin getting the news that Donald Trump just suggested shooting Hillary, and may now lose the US presidential election. Background on the video, below:

There's been a lot of reporting recently on the troubling connections between Donald Trump, key members of his presidential campaign, and the Russians. Things only grew more heated when it became clear that the Russian government was responsible for breaking into and stealing a large number of emails from the Democratic party headquarters in Washington, DC -- but there's no evidence the Russians bothered targeting the Republicans. Those emails subsequently made their way to Wikileaks, which was happy to publish them in a manner intended to cause maximum harm to Hillary Clinton's presidential race. (Wikileaks' Julian Assange has already admitted that his intent is to harm Hillary.)

That's the general background behind this video. Here are more sources for the information in the video, should the topic interest you:

1. My overview of the issue

2. The DNC hack was done by the Russian government:

3. Donald Trump has "a deep financial dependence on Russian money." (This article is a must-read.)

4. More on Trump's financial ties to Russia:

5. Several Trump campaign advisers have disturbingly close ties to Russia:

A) Campaign manager Paul Manafort

B) Military adviser, and retired General, Michael Flynn

C) Foreign policy adviser Carter Page who went to Russia and criticized US foreign policy

6. Trump's policies are a gift to Russia:

Trump backs away from NATO

Trump says he might not defend the Baltic states from a Russian invasion

Trump says Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2014 was "so smart":

Lots more about Trump and Ukraine:

7. Putin hates Hillary:

8. Julian Assange prefers Trump to Hillary: