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The left congratulates Putin on his choice of Trump to help divide America

FILE - In this June 4, 2012 file photo, a girl looks at Facebook on her computer in Palo Alto, Calif. Baffled in 2016 by Russian agents who bought ads in an attempt to sway the U.S. presidential campaign, Facebook told the National Association of Secretaries of State on Saturday, Feb. 17, 2018, that the company would send postcards to potential buyers of political ads to confirm they reside in the U.S. The plan was unveiled a day after special counsel Robert Mueller charged 13 Russians with interfering in the presidential election. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)

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FILE - In this June 4, 2012 file photo, a girl looks at Facebook on her computer in Palo Alto, Calif. Baffled in 2016 by Russian agents who bought ads in an attempt to sway the U.S. presidential campaign, Facebook told the National Association of Secretaries of State on Saturday, Feb. 17, 2018, that the company would send postcards to potential buyers of political ads to confirm they reside in the U.S. The plan was unveiled a day after special counsel Robert Mueller charged 13 Russians with interfering in the presidential election. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)
By Debbie Lord for The Atlanta Journal Constitution
Feb 21, 2018

The Kremlin could find no better friend to demoralize the United States than its current president. A roundup of editorials Wednesday takes a look at the issue.

Opinions from the left:

1. From The Guardian: Journalists need to hammer Trump with the same question until he answers it.

2. Trump Is helping to undermine American democracy
From CNN: Trump's tweets are as effective a tool as Russian meddling when it comes to dividing Americans.

3. We've Just Hit a New Presidential Low
From The Washington Post: To blame the FBI for missing warnings about the Florida shooter because they are investigating Russian interference in our elections was grotesque.

ExploreThe right wonders if Mueller is indicting the right people. Spoiler alert: He isn’t

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