Will the Corporate Media cover President Biden's stunning diplomatic success in recovering hostages?

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz told Biden, "For you I will do this..." 

For a few more hours but probably not much longer than that...  Because now that these long detained people are back on American and our allies soil it's an old story and boring!  Oooooh, let's see what weird racist garbage Trump (or maybe creepy Vance) has to say!

President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris greeted three Americans released by Russia in a complex prisoner swap involving 24 people being held in six countries when they arrived on U.S. soil late Thursday. 

A plane carrying Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, Marine veteran Paul Whelan and Russian-American radio journalist Alsu Kurmasheva landed at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland after they were freed as part of the swap that also involved Germany, Slovenia, Poland and Norway. 

President Joe Biden pulled off a stunning foreign policy triumph only made possible by the hard work of the Biden State Department and President Biden's years long dedication.  Joe Biden repaired not only NATO but numerous alliances and relationships with countries across the world.  He's really been a tremendous President.

Look...  I know, despite what they may say, Foreign Policy doesn't matter to the American electorate.  And the only thing about foreign relations, which matters to the Corporate Media, is when they get to ride along with the military watching people get killed so the journalist can write their "harrowing" memoir. 

The American people have suffered a severe disservice throughout their lives as the've learned a simple jingoistic concept of foreign relationships.  They've been taught over and over again that the man who struts around and declares they are the awesome Dealmaker with perfect phone calls, must be real good at their job but, intuitively everyone (conservatives included) knows anyone who calls themself "The King" is no true king and anyone who showboats or is a loudmouth braggart is a phony.

But, it's no surprise creepy J.D. Vance played the typical card of Republicans taking credit for things which happen when they aren't even in office,

“But we have to ask ourselves, why are they coming home? And I think it’s because bad guys all over the world recognize Donald Trump’s about to be back in office, so they’re cleaning house,” Vance said. “That’s a good thing. And I think it’s a testament to Donald Trump’s strength.”

• Take Credit for things you don't, do
• Deny Blame for things you do, do
• Proclaim Your Greatness.

Ridiculous, insulting, and laughable.  Trump made some weird nonsense claim similar to when he lied about the Brittney Griner exchange.  But, MAGA cultists don't care Trump's false claims and weird loudmouth proclamations are all that matter to them, truth is irrelevant.  Trump is a weak man's version of strength, a dullards version of competent, and a traitor's version of patriotism...  

When asked about Trump's bullshit claims of what he would have done, President Joe Biden smiled and replied, “Why didn’t he do it when he was president?”

This is true leadership, patriotism, and a President who cares about the American people rather than his weird ego and bank accounts.  But, that matters little to Corporate Media, who still have yet to call for Trump's withdraw as the Republican nominee, let alone declare him unfit for any office.

The Corporate Media is already bored with Vice President Kamala Harris ascendency and incoming Presidency, so the Fucking New York Times (FTFNYT) declared the honeymoon over and Trump sensing an opening decided to be as weird and racist as possible at the NABJ interview knowing the Washington Post, NPR, Faux News (of course) and the major media platforms would rush to put his creepy weirdo racist garbage on the front page of their websites and sagely debate the nuances of how this is bad news for the Kamala Harris campaign.

Josh Marshall at Talking Points Memo highlighted this chestnut

Right now, journalists are covering this historic success but, eagerly awaiting Trump's next racist declaration insulting VP Harris so they can keep him front and center.  But, while the Corporate media is doing what they always do, helping Republicans get elected President Biden and soon-to-be President Harris are helping the American people.

So, celebrate this victory with releasing innocent people held hostage by key Trump ally Vladimir Putin but, keep fighting because no one is going to save us, we have to fight alongside true Americans like Joe Biden and Kamala Harris.

Trump and the Republican Party encourages Russia to Attack the United States and NATO

 Whether it's Republicans attacking Joe Biden's memory or Republicans encouraging Putin to attack NATO, Bothsides have a problem with Attacks on Democracy.

The Corporate Media got a big laugh when Traitor Trump, declared during a debate with HRC, "No puppet.  No puppet." when HRC pointed out Trump loves Vladimir Putin and was beholden to him because of the money the Putin funneled into Manhattan and into Trump's failed real estate "empire".

Hahahaha!  Then Trump went out and conspired with the FSB, GRU and other Russian intelligence services to defraud the United States of America in 2016.  But, once again the Corporate Media decided to cover Trumps claims of "No Collusion!" even in the face of the Untied States Senate led by Republicans report that Yes Trump did collude with Russia.

Since, then by their actions it's obvious the Republican Party is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Russian Government and Vladimir Putin.

It's no coincidence that following in the footsteps of Tucker Carlson's "interview"of Putin, Trump took to the Stage in South Carolina to tell one of his bullshit phony Sir Stories,

In this latest iteration, Trump begins this "Sir Story",

“One of the presidents of a big country stood up and said, ‘Well, sir, if we don’t pay, and we’re attacked by Russia, will you protect us?’” Trump said, adding “I said, ‘You didn’t pay, you’re delinquent?’” 

“No, I would not protect you. In fact, I would encourage them to do whatever the hell they want. You got to pay. You got to pay your bills.”

Trump encouraged a raging warmongering dictator to invade US Allies.  Is this enough to get the Corporate Media to call for him to stop running for President?  I think you know the answer.

I know Trump lies all the time, but he's telling the Truth about where his allegiances lie, they lie entirely with his own self-interests.  Putin and the Russian Mob floated hundreds of millions of dollars to Trump when he was at his lowest bankrupt point in the 1990's.  Now, the rest of the Republican Party is helping Putin out of the sheer joy of being treasonous and allying with the enemies of the United States because the enemies of Democracy are the Allies of the GOP.

But, for Trump always remember anyone who doesn't kick some money to Trump is his enemy, that's what the "bill" Trump is referring too.  Trump expected NATO countries to kick a little money into Trump Inc. they way China and Russia and other Nations did when Trump was President.

Last year, Tommy Tuberville took a break from holding up thousands of military promotions to blame NATO and Ukraine for the Russian Invasion of Feb 2022, 

“First of all, you have got to look back at what caused this conflict.  What caused this conflict is the United States expanding NATO from all the way from inner central Europe all the way almost now to Ukraine. They have pushed Ukraine into being in NATO. President Putin said that is not going to happen.  We are not going to allow the United States basically to be on our border. That is the reason he is fighting this war.”

Who do you think this "We" is, that Tuberville referenced?  I read a lot of articles where people express shock at how the Republicans went from being against Russia to embracing Russia, but, those people seem to forget the passage of time and the recognition of like-minded Authoritarians.  The GOP of Ronnie Raygun attacking the Evil Empire is long gone, the Modern MAGA GOP fully recognizes Dictators and Fascist Governments are their natural allies.  Conservatives understand they have more in common with the brutal governments of Putin's Russia or Orban's Hungary than with the United States of America especially when the Democratic Party has representation in the Federal Government.

Trump openly admits his admiration of Dictators and his firm intent to be a Dictator.  But, the Corporate Media is fully invested in softening treasonous Republican declarations, continues to play off Trump's fascist ideations as jokes, "take him seriously, not literally" remember?

But, then Trump has never been shy about his love affairs with brutal dictators

During his interview with Maria Bartiromo over at Faux News, Trump couldn't hide his admiration of President Xi of China (It should also always be pointed out China paid Trump money during his Presidency, which probably explains why Trump love Xi)

"I like President Xi a lot... he was a very good friend of mine.  Sure...  No no no I got along with him great.  I'm not sure he loved what I was doing, yeah but I was getting along with him.  Look, the market almost crashed when I won Iowaand New Hampshire the market went down tremendously..." 

Of course, Republicans and the MAGA horde overwhelmingly want Trump to in fact be a Dictator

because they yearn to put journalists who question them, migrants trying to come here, women who get abortions, black people who get "out of line", and LGBTQ persons who have the temerity to exist, into death camps.

Tsar Vladimir II (Russia annexes the Donbas region of Ukraine) Loathsome Trump approves

Russian military forces have invaded Ukraine to ostensibly defend the two separatist regions in the Donbas created by the Vladimir Putin 2014 engineered crisis.  Russian diplomats and Putin have declared the proto-republics are "ancient Russian lands" and Ukraine itself has no right to Statehood.  A question of why Vladimir Putin decided to invade Ukraine now, instead of when his pliant poodle was in power in the United States?  This question forgets that Traitor Trump was in the process of dismantling NATO through his blustering and blundering and at the bidding of Putin. 

Donbas area seized by Russia

Remember how odd it was when Donald John Trump was attacking NATO so vociferously?  Went out of his way to spew all sorts of shit at NATO conferences and even discussed unilaterally pulling the United States out?  Putin expected Donnie Two-Scoops to continue undermining NATO.  TFG's re-election would have undoubtedly put him on a path to pulling the United States out of NATO completely and thus leaving Alliance effectively neutralized.    If not for the Covid Pandemic, this on-going invasion and piecemeal annexation of Ukraine probably would have happened 2+ years ago.

Also never forget Donnie Traitor Trump sought to entice President Zelensky to fabricate a Ukrainian scandal involving Joe and/or Hunter Biden.  Of course, Zelensky would have learned very quickly that Trump doesn't pay those who do dirty work for him (as Jim Comes found out) and Trump would have turned a blind eye to Putin's rapacious recreation of Imperial Mother Russia.

It's no secret, Putin has sought to reinvigorate Russia through successful military conflicts, standing up to America, and having the Russian people view his own personal strength as a reflection of Russia's power and influence.  As to whether Putin imagines himself an inheritor to the Tsar of All the Russias or a heir to Stalin it makes no difference.

Putin started his tough guy rise when he responded to the 1999 Second Chechen War with "rub them out in the outhouse."  Since then, he flexed Russia's military might in 2008 in Georgia, with the annexation of Crimea in 2014.  Add in the stymying of President Obama in Syria when Russia successfully defended Assad despite his use of chemical weapons and war crimes.  (In this Putin has been helped immensely by the American dirtbag left and such perfidious reactionaries like Tulsi Gabbard and of course, the entire Republican Party which idolizes Vlad's "strength").  

But, the while the Pro-Putin GOP fumbles with how to blame Biden, the dirtbag left is clearly on board with the domestic abusers language of blaming NATO (and the US) for Russian aggression.  Unsurpisingly, the dirtbag left not only blames Biden but, casually dismisses the suffering the Ukrainian people are going to go through at the hands of an Authoritarian dictator's war of aggression.

Fortunately, President Biden, continues to ignore the non-stop twitter trolling from so-called leftist bros and has smartly and bravely, reinvigorated US leadership of NATO.  This, has strengthened the backbone of the new German Chancellor Olaf Scholz who announced the first major sanction against Putin's aggression.  Smartly, President Biden, the EU and NATO have started with low-level responses, instead of leading with a Sunday Punch, and relying on a slow tightening.

It probably won't be enough.  Putin took a bite of Ukraine in 2014 and now will work on consolidating this chunk. 

Update:

The Loathsome Traitor TFG had an on-air orgasm praising Putin,

“I said, ‘This is genius,'” Trump said on a right-wing podcast. “Putin declared a big portion of … Ukraine … as independent. Oh, that’s wonderful. … I said, ‘How smart is that?’ And he’s going to go in and be a peacekeeper. That’s strongest peace force. … We could use that on our southern border. That’s the strongest peace force I’ve ever seen. There were more army tanks than I’ve ever seen. They’re going to keep the peace all right. Here’s a guy who’s very savvy … I know him very well. Very, very well.”

And Matt Gertz on Twitter has already staked out what the Treasonous GOP response will be attack Biden from both ends.  Republicans see Putin's Fascism and weep for what they don't have here... yet...