Trump should not be sucking up to Russia.
US GDP = $18.5 Trillion
Russia GDP = $1.3TUS Defense budget= $639B
Russian Defense budget= $61BSo why is Russia dominating the US President?
— Paul Begala (@PaulBegala) July 16, 2018
Russia’s GDP is smaller than Italy’s or Canada’s.
A reminder: Russia’s economy is about the same size as South Korea’s or Mexico’s and is smaller than Italy’s. Russia is a serious military power with a lot of nukes, but it’s important not to lose sight of that very real economic weakness.
— Brian Klaas (@brianklaas) July 16, 2018
.@SRuhle is the only one on TV making the key point that Russia is an adversary but NOT a “competitor” of the US. Its GDP is a tiny fraction of ours, and Obama’s sanctions for Putin’s takeover of Crimea plunged Russia into a deep recession. So Trump’s elevation of Russia is crazy
— Laurence Tribe (@tribelaw) July 16, 2018
Sad! 