Give me a break. The issue is not only that Trump has taken a "soft stand" on Russia, as you put it. It's that the guy running his campaign (Paul Manafort) has

Give me a break. The issue is not only that Trump has taken a "soft stand" on Russia, as you put it. It's that the guy running his campaign (Paul Manafort) has very clear ties to pro-Russian politicians in Ukraine, and Trump himself appears to have financial ties to Russia. Not to mention that everything the guy is saying publicly about Russia is against even the Republican playbook, so it looks like he is aligning closer to Russia over the United States. http://www.politifact.com/global-news/article/2016/may/02/paul-manafort-donald-trumps-top-adviser-and-his-ti/ http://www.politifact.com/global-news/article/2016/may/02/pa... http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/06/us/politics/donald-trump-soho-settlement.html?_r=0 http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/06/us/politics/donald-trump-s... https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/inside-trumps-financial-ties-to-russia-and-his-unusual-flattery-of-vladimir-putin/2016/06/17/dbdcaac8-31a6-11e6-8ff7-7b6c1998b7a0_story.html?tid=a_inl https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/inside-trumps-financ... http://time.com/4433880/donald-trump-ties-to-russia/ http://time.com/4433880/donald-trump-ties-to-russia/