Klein Joshua

Trump moves praise for Putin closer to mainstream of the GOP

The article is about how Trump looks very favorably upon Vladimir Putin and went out saying he is a stronger leader than current U.S. president Barack Obama. This is a very extreme action and many Republicans are very upset about this notion, claiming it is promoting autocracy and not freedom, and say that goes against what the republican party is and stands for. THis is only causing more internal conflict in the Republican party as which only repeats what we have sesen throughout this 2016 election. Putin responded saying he likes the way Trump is upfront about the way he speaks. Besides boosting Putin's ego this statement has done little else to help Trump in the race for the White House.

Link to the Article: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-moves-praise-for-putin-closer-to-the-mainstream-of-the-gop/2016/09/09/ccf2853c-7693-11e6-8149-b8d05321db62_story.html

• Author:  David Weigel, who is a reporter for the Washington Post with a mostly unbiased standpoint.
• Place and Time:  This article was posted on september 9th and this affects the meaning in that it is minorly affecting the presidential race.
• Prior Knowledge:  I already knew that Trump supported Putin and Russia and this affected my understanding of the article  significantly making me able to use advanced thinking skills.
• Audience:  This article was written for people who are interested in or following the current presidential election. This might affect their opinions on Donald Trump negatively, because of recent Russian conflict in Crimea.
• Reason:  This article was written to inform people about the current standpoint on Russia specifically Donald Trumps opinion.
• The Main Idea:  The article is trying to convey idea that trump supports Putin and Russia.
• Significance:  This article was an article that has affected the Presidential election specifically Donald Trump in a negative way for most people. Because the election is already not going his way he is just digging a deeper hole for himself and for the republican party.
• Synthesis:  This article is reflecting the current relations between the United States and Russia after the legendary Cold War. YOu can see that praising a Russia leader is still very edgy in America and that Russian and US relations have not improved over the last 20 years.