The Republican-led Senate voted decisively to punish Moscow for interfering in the 2016 election by approving a wide-ranging sanctions package that targets key sectors of Russia's economy and individuals who carried out cyber attacks.
Senators on Wednesday passed the bipartisan sanctions legislation 97-2, underscoring broad support among Republicans and Democrats for rebuking Russia after U.S. intelligence agencies determined Moscow had deliberately interfered in the presidential campaign. Lawmakers who backed the measure also cited Russia's aggression in Syria and Ukraine.
Source: USNews.com
(Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Thursday June 15 2017, @12:20AM (2 children)
My opinion? Trump doesn't have the support to become dangerous. Nor does he have the smarts to be dangerous. At worst, he can muck up the machinery some, but he can't really damage it. I think Richard Nixon was a lot brighter than Trump, and he most definitely had more support than Trump. But, Tricky Dick couldn't get away with screwing up the machinery. Trump won't either.
(Score: 4, Insightful) by Whoever on Thursday June 15 2017, @05:06AM
He doesn't have to be smart to be dangerous. Evidence: Quatar.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday June 15 2017, @10:31AM
"But, Tricky Dick couldn't get away with screwing up the machinery. Trump won't either."
Unfortunately there's been MANY decades between the two consisting of people throwing small wrenches into that machinery, causing a slow but clear degradation in it's performance.