Trump makes astonishing statement about U.S. joining British Commonwealth of Nations as 'associate member'

By itself, this comment could be dismissed as mere trolling. But taken in context with other comments about Canada, some believe we should take Trump at his word. Then there's the Curtis Yarvin factor

I have often wondered if the media persona surrounding Donald Trump as being a “Russian asset,” has been part of a grand deception.

Watching how he has played the Russia-Ukraine peace talks forces me to consider that Trump’s reputation may be part of a plot to deceive Russia and Putin.

Pretend to be on their side, gain their trust, and then sell them out at the opportune time. Russia, which could have finished off Ukraine a long time ago, keeps stalling off the inevitable, giving the EU led by Britain and France time to build up their military forces, which have been neglected for decades.

I say this because the core of Europe’s current obsession with Russophobia goes back to London and the royal family. You will not read any more biased coverage of Russia in its war with Ukraine than you will in the British press. Everything is the fault of Putin, whose name they can’t seem to spit out without adding — the “dictator,” the “unprovoked aggressor,” the “despot.”

I think it’s safe to say th…