The latest claim that Trump wasn’t told about the Russians offering and paying bounties for killing American soldiers has the smell of just another lie from his administration.
After first drawing support from veterans, that love affair is failing as more and more of those who served say they have had it with the president who evaded the draft during Vietnam and lies to them.
Top officials in the White House were aware in early 2019 of classified intelligence indicating Russia was secretly offering bounties to the Taliban for the