Contra MSNBC, Trump has actually been more hawkish on Russia than Obama. Initially, there were some neo-realists in the administration like Rex Tillerson that wanted some kind of rapprochement with Russia, but they were soon superseded by the neocons.

Host of ‘Pushback with Aaron Maté’ on The Grayzone and Contributor at The Nation, Aaron Maté, discusses how the media moves forward with the Russiagate narrative in the Biden era.