Time for America’s Opposition to Learn from Russia’s (The Moscow Times)

...Like Putin, Trump sees no distinction between the national interest and his own. For Putin, this is because he’s drunk the Kool-Aid of his messianic destiny, genuinely believing that he has raised Russia from its knees, restoring its place in the pantheon of civilizations. Trump talks a good game, too, but it’s more likely that he has simply never heard of the national interest, or, if he has, considers it little more than a fairy tale...
https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2019/09/27/time-for-americas-opposition-to-learn-from-russias-a67491