What the Russian Asset in the White House Is Really Thinking
- john raymond
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Let us be 100% clear from the outset: this is not a call for violence. Not against Donald Trump, not by anyone — and certainly not by the Iranians.
This is, however, a warning about something far more dangerous than physical harm: a compromised mind in the highest office of the United States, a mind that is not acting in the interest of its people, but rather in fear, in servitude, and in alignment with a foreign adversary.
There is a danger in the fact that no one is seeing what’s going on inside Trump’s head — and how that shapes everything he says, does, and hides.
A Post Laced with Fear
Trump’s Truth Social post following his phone call with Vladimir Putin was full of the usual distractions — vague reassurances, and a veneer of performative strength. But behind the bluster was something else: panic.
He isn’t worried about Ukraine’s drone strike on Russian airfields because it threatens world peace. No. He is worried because it exposes Putin’s weakness — and that weakness threatens Trump himself.
When Trump suddenly pivots to talking about Iran — in a conversation supposedly about Ukraine and Russia — that’s not foreign policy. That’s psychological leakage. That’s fear.
He says Putin “agreed” with him that Iran shouldn’t get the bomb. But what he’s really doing is pleading: “Please still control them. Please still be the man who handles this so I don’t have to.”
Why Putin’s Weakness Terrifies Trump
For years, Trump has counted on Vladimir Putin not just as a geopolitical partner, but as a protector. Someone who could apply pressure in the shadows, keep hostile regimes in line, and quietly prop up Trump’s false image as a dealmaker and “peace president.”
But now Ukrainians have shown they can hit deep inside Russian territory — and that Putin’s military and political control are weaker than they’ve ever been — Trump can see what’s coming:
Iran is no longer listening.
Putin is no longer shielding him.
The web of threats and favors that protected him during his first term may no longer hold.
And that, more than anything else, is what explains the tone of his recent messages: not confidence, but fear. Not strength, but exposure.
This Is Not a Conspiracy Theory. This Is Behavioral Reality.
When we say Trump is a “Russian asset,” we don’t mean he’s a trained spy or some Manchurian candidate in a Cold War novel. We mean that — after being bought by Russian oligarchs — his behavior, his rhetoric, and his decisions consistently align with the interests of Moscow, even when they directly conflict with American or allied values.
He undermines NATO while Russia seeks to fracture it.
He echoes Kremlin disinformation about Ukraine.
He praises autocrats while demonizing allies.
He treats American institutions as threats, and foreign strongmen as partners.
That pattern isn’t accidental. It’s not incidental. And it’s not partisan to notice. It’s strategic truth.
Why This Must Be Said
Trump is afraid because the asymmetric world he helped build — through lies, sabotage, and chaos — is now turning inward. He sees that the leash is slipping from Putin’s hand. He fears that those he once thought contained — like Iran — are now emboldened. And he worries that the blowback is no longer theoretical.
And what does this means for us? It means this moment demands clarity, vigilance, and lawful accountability. We must know what the Russian asset in the White House is thinking — to protect the country he continues to compromise.
Because while Trump worries about his personal safety, we should be worried about national security.
And we must name it for what it is — before it names us its next victim.