He finally had no choice

President Trump ordered the expulsion of 60 Russians from the United States on Monday, including 12 people identified as Russian intelligence officers who have been stationed at the United Nations in New York, in response to Russia’s alleged poisoning of a former Russian spy in Britain.

The expulsion order, announced by administration officials, also closes the Russian consulate in Seattle. The Russians and their families have seven days to leave the United States, according to officials.

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Why Seattle? Is it the Russian consulate in the US closest to Russia? Can they see Russia from their front porch?

The officials said that the closure of the consulate in Seattle was ordered because of its proximity to a U.S. naval base.

Is it the only Russian consulate near a US military facility? Seems like that would be a good place fromn which to keep an eye on them.

“Today’s actions make the United States safer by reducing Russia’s ability to spy on Americans and to conduct covert operations that threaten America’s national security,” the White House said in a statement.

Except spying in the age of cyber hacking seems to be the currently preferred method. They can do that from anywhere.

Mr. Trump has said that, despite its denials, Russia was likely behind it. “It looks like it,” he told reporters in the Oval Office on March 15, adding that he had spoken with Prime Minister Theresa May of Britain.

“We are in deep discussions,” Mr. Trump continued. “A very sad situation. It certainly looks like the Russians were behind it. Something that should never, ever happen. And we’re taking it very seriously, as I think are many others.”

Very sad indeed. He trusted Vlad.

The senior administration officials who described the expulsion order said the three weeks that lapsed between the attack and White House action was due to close coordination among about a dozen American allies.

And Trump not wanting to believe that he has to risk making an enemy of the one person on earth who has the power to take him down at the snap of his fingers.

...but hey, do what you want...you will anyway.

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