Bari Weiss’s 60 Minutes edited its latest interview with Donald Trump to make the octogenarian’s responses appear much more sane than they actually were.

During one exchange between Trump and host Ross Douthat on the topic of Ukraine, the staff at 60 Minutes decided to trim several sections of Trump’s response that included false claims or total fabrications.

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    21 hours ago

    What’s wrong with that part?

    During another portion of the interview, 60 Minutes cut Trump’s answer when he attempted to puff himself up as tough on Russia and soft on Ukraine: “Look what I did to them as an example. I gave them the anti-tank busters, right?”

    https://abcnews.com/Politics/trump-admin-approves-sale-anti-tank-weapons-ukraine/story?id=65989898

    The Trump administration first approved the sale of Javelins to Ukraine in December 2017 – a step that former President Barack Obama never took and that Trump allies have pointed to as a sign of Trump’s toughness on Russia.

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      21 hours ago

      Trump allies have pointed to as a sign of Trump’s toughness on Russia.

      “Here’s the difference: [Joe] Biden gave them $350 billion worth of cash and weapons. I gave them nothing.”

      https://nationalsecurityjournal.org/donald-trump-is-playing-with-fire-the-pentagon-is-now-holding-back-patriot-missiles-ukraine-is-desperate-for-as-leverage/

      He’s fucked Ukraine by withholding arms and money, he’s said russia bombing kindergartens is “fine”, and he wants to ‘end the war’ by giving his daddy Putin everything he wants.

      Trump sold 39 million of javelins eight years ago and is now actively undermining their defense, stopping intel, slowing starlink, allowing civilian deaths and other war crimes to happen every single day. And did they even say Thank You?!?!?

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        21 hours ago

        As he said:

        “No, it’s us. We’re supplying the weapons, Europe is paying for them,”

        He is tough on Russia and Europe.

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          21 hours ago

          Tough on Russia by removing sanctions? By taking Putin’s side over our own intelligence agency? By constantly saying what a strong leader Putin is?

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            20 hours ago

            The US have to split China and Russia to be able to contain China. If the US can win Russia over, their war with China and Russia will be less bloody for them because then it’s only China. So they don’t burn all bridges. Also, less weapons to sell to Europe if the war is over.

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                It’s very unlikely that Russia could decide the election with Facebook manipulation from the outside while the US could change the algorithm from inside.

                Maybe I look twisted because your perception has been warped.

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              18 hours ago

              So how is he tough on Russia again?

              There’s no eminent conflict with Russia because Putin is pulling the strings with Trump, and even should we get a non-comprimised President and Congress in the near future, Russia is crushed financially and militarily.

              China is a whole other problem, and certainly not one Trump has a grip on or even a strategy for.

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          17 hours ago

          “As he said…”

          While referring to Trump of all people in the comments of an article about how they cut out him saying a bunch of lies.

          wtf man?

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            The US are delivering weapons and Europe is paying for them. There is no doubt about it. The article is saying that Trump is lying but the parts that were mentioned are true.

            This is a 1984 double plus good situation. Among lies and disinformation, people don’t believe a fact about Trump that is true. It’s his fault and he deserves it, but society is lost if the majority has lost count and doesn’t understand what is happening.