Whatever kompromat Russia has on Trump it must be a doozy, because that's the only thing that explains why Trump keeps poking the hornets nest like this.
Trump is a lot of things. Racist? Yes. Sexist? Yes. Stupid beyond belief? Yes. But if there is one thing I thought I had figured out about Trump, it's that he cares about preserving himself first and foremost.
So I just don't understand why he keeps flirting with Russia at a time when suspicions are at an all-time high, a special prosecutor has been appointed, and several of his associates are practically known to be guilty of colluding with the Putin regime. Every day we find out some new revelation, some new financial tie, some new lie Trump and his cronies get caught in. All having to do with Russia.
Anybody with sense would back off Russia, AT LEAST for a little bit. That Trump just keeps chugging along...stupidity alone doesn't account for it. Whatever Putin has over Trump, it's big.