I really don’t care for conspiracy theories…

by bk , Close enough, Thursday, March 19, 2026, 11:13 (71 days ago) @ Bryan (IrishCavan)

apart from the entertainment value they offer. (Occam’s Razor and all that.)

But…

I will admit to thinking that “benefiting Putin” as the unifying thread to all of Trump’s crazy decisions makes me sympathetic to the theory that Trump is a Russian asset. Then I start to wonder about people in his orbit. Then I start to think about people more outside his orbit but still with enough power to influence the worldwide economy and decisions. Then I think about how many of those people had some connection to Jeffrey Epstein. Then I start to wonder about Epstein’s shadow connections. He appeared connected to Israel. What about Putin and Russia? If he were connected to Putin, would Putin have information on DJT and others enough to get them to take actions that benefit Russia (and Putin and his friends)?

Anyway…

I don’t like traveling that road. But I just can’t shake the thought (approaching belief) that there is something more than independent self-interest to the way Trump makes decisions.