Kamala Harris: Putin’s Puppet?

By Aaron Kliegman If Vladimir Putin could build the perfect puppet to advance Russian interests, it would be an American politician who wants to ban fracking, cut military spending, and divide the US by demonizing it. Notice that President Trump doesn’t fit this description. Indeed, he has expanded fracking, increased military spending, and praised the US as the greatest country in the world. Unfortunately for the American people, though, Kamala Harris fits the description perfectly. How ironic that the Democrats’ vice-presidential nominee seeks to pursue the policies that would benefit Russia most, following years of the left portraying Trump as Putin’s puppet. Of course, Harris isn’t actually a stooge of the Russian president. Nonetheless, Harris still seeks three key goals (among others) that would greatly benefit Russia at America’s expense. First, Harris seeks to ban fracking, or hydraulic fracturing, a process in which water, sand, and chemicals are pumped into the ground at high pressure to crack layers of rock to release oil and natural gas trapped inside. “There’s no question I’m in favor of banning fracking,” Harris said during the Democratic presidential primary. And if that wasn’t clear enough, her platform included a total ban on fracking. Nothing would make the Kremlin happier than to see an anti-fracker in the White House. Putin knows more than anyone that the Russian economy relies on revenue from exporting oil to stay afloat — and that fracking has taken more money out of his wallet by upending global energy markets than sanctions ever could. Plus, the shale boom unleashed by fracking undermines Russia’s never-ending goal of trying to control the global oil price. If she had her way, Harris would also help Russia by drastically slashing America’s military spending. In July, she supported a 10 percent cut to the Pentagon’s budget in the annual National Defense Authorization Act. “I unequivocally agree with the goal of reducing the defense budget,” she said at the time. The cut would have meant $74 billion less for America’s troops and military leaders. At a time when Russia continues to modernize its military, challenge NATO, and undermine the US, it would be a drastic mistake for America to cripple its military. And yet, that’s precisely what Harris wants to do. Perhaps most importantly, Harris advances Russian interests by dividing America internally. She does so by demonizing the country as racist, encouraging the ongoing civil unrest to continue. Indeed, Harris called America structurally racist during her speech at the Democratic National Convention, echoing a claim she has made often. And during the summer, when rioting and looting erupted in American cities across the country, Harris warned that the unrest wasn’t going to stop — even after Election Day. Such claims only bolster Russia’s campaign of political subversion against the US — subversion that includes, yes, meddling in our elections. The reason why is simple: Russia seeks to divide Americans. And Moscow knows that race is perhaps the most divisive issue in American society. Hence, Russia’s Internet Research Agency focused the vast majority of its bot and troll traffic on the issue of race. Moscow is well aware of what can turn Americans against each other. The facts are indisputable. There’s simply no denying that Harris’s agenda would benefit Russia. Instead, the counterargument to all of the above would be to change the discussion — to say Harris is only running for vice president and therefore Joe Biden’s views are all that matter. There’s just one problem: Harris could be a uniquely powerful vice president. Remember, Biden has called himself a “transition” candidate, describing his job as serving as a bridge to a younger generation of Democrats. There have also been widespread concerns about Biden’s mental health for months. Many observers expect the Democratic nominee to be a one-term president if he’s elected, and some even doubt he’d last four years in office. Perhaps this is why Harris has referred to a “Harris administration,” leaving out her senior running mate’s name. But put all of that aside for a moment. Even if Biden does govern as a serious president, does anyone seriously think he’d be able to fend off the progressives pushing him farther and farther to the left? Biden has only become more liberal, embracing in large part the democratic socialist agenda of Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez — an agenda that seeks to ban fracking, cut military spending, and support so-called social justice by calling America systemically racist. There’s little evidence to suggest this leftward trend wouldn’t continue with Biden in the White House. And none of this even takes into account the fact that Biden pushed the Obama administration to “reset” relations with Russia, which later invaded Ukraine and interfered in the 2016 presidential election — all when Biden was vice president. Democrats, Never-Trump Republicans, and the media have spent years portraying President Trump as Putin’s puppet. When it comes to actual policy, though, the accusers are the guilty ones. Indeed, no one would help Russia more than Kamala Harris, whose agenda would be a gift to Moscow. Order Newt's Latest Book: https://www.gingrich360.com/trump-and-the-american-future

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