It is not difficult to explain at all. The more chaos Trump creates for the US, and in particular division between the US and its former allies, the better for Putin.
You could make the same argument about Bush Jr in '03 or Obama in '14 or Biden through most of his term.
“President Shits-Himself is doing a bad job, ergo Russia is in control” is pure scapegoating. You’d never know Miriam Adelson or Jared Kushner exist, the way people talk about Putin controlling Donald Trump.
It is not difficult to explain at all. The more chaos Trump creates for the US, and in particular division between the US and its former allies, the better for Putin.
You could make the same argument about Bush Jr in '03 or Obama in '14 or Biden through most of his term.
“President Shits-Himself is doing a bad job, ergo Russia is in control” is pure scapegoating. You’d never know Miriam Adelson or Jared Kushner exist, the way people talk about Putin controlling Donald Trump.