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What Are Trump’s Ties to Russia?

February 15, 2017 at 3:32 pm EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

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For a politician with nasty things to say about almost anyone, President Trump has been extremely nice to Russian president Vladimir Putin. His views on Russia have perhaps been the only consistent position he’s taken since he began running for president.

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goddard-bw-snapshotTaegan Goddard is the founder of Political Wire, one of the earliest and most influential political web sites. He also runs Political Job Hunt, Electoral Vote Map and the Political Dictionary.

Goddard spent more than a decade as managing director and chief operating officer of a prominent investment firm in New York City. Previously, he was a policy adviser to a U.S. Senator and Governor.

Goddard is also co-author of You Won - Now What? (Scribner, 1998), a political management book hailed by prominent journalists and politicians from both parties. In addition, Goddard's essays on politics and public policy have appeared in dozens of newspapers across the country.

Goddard earned degrees from Vassar College and Harvard University. He lives in New York with his wife and three sons.

Goddard is the owner of Goddard Media LLC.

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