> The truth is that neither you or I know why he did so exactly I take him at his word. > Trump's demagoguery and subsequent rise had nothing to do with Snowd

> The truth is that neither you or I know why he did so exactly I take him at his word. > Trump's demagoguery and subsequent rise had nothing to do with Snowden It had to do with people believing deep state conspiracy theories like Snowden did and espoused. None of that turned out to be true, but you can see that people in this very forum who have the technical background to know better still fell for it.