Morning Joe opened Tuesday morning discussing a NY Times report that President Donald Trump considered withdrawing the United States from NATO.

This report comes on the same day that Trump proclaimed “I never worked for Russia” during a White House press spray admit reports that the FBI began a counterintelligence investigation into Trump’s relationship with Russia.

“Only Vladimir Putin would be wanting the United States of America to withdraw from NATO,” co-host Joe Scarborough proclaimed, suggesting that the U.S. Commander in Chief is somehow doing the bidding of the Russian President.

The NY Times report opened with “There are few things President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia desires more than the weakening of NATO, the military alliance among the United States, Europe and Canada that has deterred Soviet and Russian aggression for 70 years of Russia desires more than the weakening of NATO, the military alliance among the United States, Europe and Canada that has deterred Soviet and Russian aggression for 70 years.”

Scarborough’s fellow Morning Joe panelists agreed with his assessment. Willie Geist added, “This is the biggest prize for Vladimir Putin, something he tested when he annexed Crimea in 2014, he wants the breakup of NATO, the split between Europe and the United States.”

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