Silence speaks louder than words the saying goes. And that goes for tweets too. The soon to be ex-president has said absolutely nothing about the Russian hacking offensive; so what does that suggest?
It could be that he's completely preoccupied with his failing attempt to overturn the results of the election. But he's had time enough to play some golf so it's not for lack of minutes in the day. Could it be that he is worried about weighing in on an issue that requires some in-death analysis (which as we know is not his forte)? Unlikely; he's never shown any hesitation about shooting of his thumbs when something bothers him, regardless of whether it's true or not. And it's not that he feels it's important for US diplomacy to maintain cordial relations with Putin since he's not going to have to worry about five a little under weeks from now.
So what's behind his silence? There are two possibilities, one future oriented that other historically oriented. The first is that he still wants to do significant business in Russian and needs Putin's support or at very least acquiescence. The second is that he's already done something somewhat shady that could come back to haunt him; and Putin know what that is and might not be afraid to use it. As Trump always says, it's really something the ought to be looked into.
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