If Trump Wasn't a Russian Asset, There Would Be New Sanctions on Russia
- john raymond
- May 29
- 2 min read
Let’s stop pretending. Let’s stop equivocating. Let’s stop asking whether Trump “might be” compromised or if his relationship with Putin is “unusual” or “too friendly” or “poorly conceived diplomacy.” The time for soft language is over. If Donald Trump wasn’t a Russian asset—formally, financially, ideologically, or practically—there would be new sanctions on Russia. But there aren’t. And that silence speaks louder than any denial ever could.
Trump made a clear promise. He said: if Vladimir Putin doesn’t agree to a 30-day ceasefire in Ukraine, he would impose new sanctions. That was the deal. A condition and a consequence. Except there was no consequence. Putin didn’t give the ceasefire. He didn’t stop the killing. He didn’t budge. And Trump? He didn’t deliver. No sanctions. No Trump-led international effort. No follow-up.
If Trump were not serving Russian interests, there would have been immediate action. He would have rallied Congress. He would have worked with the EU. He would have drafted economic packages to squeeze Putin’s war machine. He would have done the thing he claimed he was willing to do. That’s what an American leader would do. That’s what a loyal, unbought head of state would do. But that’s not what Trump did. Because Trump doesn’t work for America. He pretends to.
Instead, Trump gave us the usual act: fake outrage, empty threats, and a smokescreen of populist nonsense. He said the word “sanctions,” but had no intention of following through. Why? Because that would actually hurt Putin. That would impose costs on the one man Trump has never been willing to cross—his real master, Putin.
And it’s not just this time. It’s every time. Trump always postures, always threatens, always gestures—and then backs down when it comes to Russia. He praised Putin as a “genius” after the Ukraine invasion. He refused to hold Russia accountable for election interference. He sided with Putin over U.S. intelligence in Helsinki. He called to dissolve NATO. He withheld Ukraine aid in an extortion attempt that got him impeached. He never sanctions, never isolates, never punishes—not when it matters. Not when it counts.
This is not a mystery. This is a pattern. And if you’re still confused, then you’re either not paying attention or you’re trying not to see.
If Trump wasn’t a Russian asset, the sanctions would already be here. He wouldn’t need to be begged. He wouldn’t hide behind “diplomacy.” He wouldn’t threaten and posture. He would act. But he doesn’t. Because he can’t. Because he’s not working for us.
So believe your eyes. Believe the sanction silence. Believe the inaction. And stop asking whether Trump is compromised. Start understanding that he’s already doing the job he was chosen for—not by voters, but by a foreign regime. And he’s doing it again.
And again. And again.
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