But it’s hardly the first time Trump has passed along something that fits so neatly with Russian propaganda. ADIt’s important to note that just because Trump aligns with a particular bit of Russian disinformation doesn’t mean he’s taking direction. “The reason Russia was in Afghanistan was because terrorists were going into Russia,” Trump said. “Probably he is, yeah,” Trump said, before again emphasizing the “probably.”ADADHow it aligns with Russian propaganda: Russia has denied involvement in Skripal’s poisoning. The Russian Embassy in the United Kingdom tweeted that revelation as the “best evidence that no evidence of Russian involvement exists.”

Source: Washington Post June 09, 2020 17:00 UTC