Look. Here’s two articles that explain that the president was forced to pretend not to be nakedly doing Russia’s bidding and that he was mystified by all the fuss. The man is impossibly stupid, but he’s not that stupid. He’s the one who blew off his own staff and insisted on a summit with Putin. He’s the one who insisted on a private one-on-one meeting with Putin. He’s the one who, in the midst of the hottest part of the backlash, ordered John Bolton to invite Putin to visit the United States.
He’s doing what he feels he must and just handling the fallout as best he can.
