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TRUMP'S PLAN TO FORM CYBER SECURITY
UNIT WITH RUSSIA PRETTY CLOSE TO
​THE 'DUMBEST IDEA,' SAYS GOP SENATOR

By Catherine Davis | 7.9.17
Commentator, Chief Editor, L&SS

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Donald Trump’s plan to form a “cyber security unit” with Russia have been questioned by a number of Republicans, who suggested it was unwise to develop such a partnership given Moscow’s alleged role in hacking the U.S. election.

Following Trump’s meeting with Russian president Vladimir Putin on Friday, he tweeted that the pair had discussed forming an “impenetrable” cyber security unit; a suggestion that has raised eyebrows on both sides of Congress.

In a series of tweets, the president wrote:

“I strongly pressed President Putin twice about Russian meddling in our election. He vehemently denied it. I've already given my opinion. Putin & I discussed forming an impenetrable Cyber Security unit so that election hacking, & many other negative things, will be guarded,” he added.

But GOP ​U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) said in an interview with NBC News’ Meet the Press on Sunday that the idea of pairing up with Russia was “not the dumbest idea I’ve ever heard but it’s pretty close. [And,] when it comes to Russia I am dumbfounded, I am disappointed, and at the end of the day he’s hurting his presidency by not embracing the fact that Putin is a bad guy,” Graham told NBC. “He is literally the only person I know of who doesn’t believe Russia attacked our election in 2016,” he added.

REUTERS And Florida Senator Marco Rubio also took issue with Trump’s suggestion, questioning why Trump would mull a cyber partnership with Putin. “We have no quarrel with Russia or the Russian people. Problem is with Putin & his oppression, war crimes & interference in our elections,” he wrote on Twitter on Sunday.

“Partnering with Putin on a "Cyber Security Unit" is akin to partnering with Assad on a "Chemical Weapons Unit". While reality & pragmatism requires that we engage Vladimir Putin, he will never be a trusted ally or a reliable constructive partner,” he added.

As well as lawmakers within his own party questioning the president’s comments, Democrat lawmakers also panned the idea.

This (cyber security partnership plan between the US and Russia) isn't going to pan out or go over well with either political party since both sides have ardent opponents to what seems to me to be a risky move on the part of our new president 'Donald J. Trump.

If you didn't know about Russia's past, which included its leaders running a dictatorship and human rights violations of its constituents amongst other criminal activities, you've been briefed. Many believe these aforementioned political traits of Russia are a part of Putin's present stances which are socialistic and tyrannical in nature.

I for one am inclined to agree with the more negative opinions about Putin knowing that he really does run a dictatorship. And, I can't get his facial expressions out of my mind when he was initially asked if he interfered with the US 2016 presidential elections! He had a purely smug look on his face as if to say, "Why yes I did interfere with your elections, but you can't prove it." I think Putin is a saboteur for meddling in US private affairs. Why would he tell Trump the truth about a criminal thing? And, why wouldn't he do it again, if given a chance?

However, I do believe President Trump knows how to call Putin's bluff. That's what business men do, and he would be crazy not to do consider everything Putin says or does as a 'heads up' moment and keep him (Putin) on a long leash; especially when it comes to United States' Affairs. 

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