Lev Parnas’ recording exposes Donald Trump once again

https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/25/politics/recording-trump-lev-parnas-igor-fruman-ukraine-ambassador/index.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPPJ9cuq9M8

Lev Parnas, Soviet-born American businessman, supposedly “turned himself in” to the House Intelligence committee for secretly damaging President Trump’s political opposition. Parnas helped President Trump not only in diminishing power of opponents such as former Vice President Joe Biden, but also in advancing the removal of Ukraine Ambassador Yovanovitch. When this information was disclosed to the public, President Trump immediately denied his relationship with Parnas, saying that he does not recognize Parnas at all. However, President Trump’s words were proven false when Parnas released a recording in the setting of an intimate dinner between President Trump, Lev Parnas, and a few other unidentifiable important figures. The recording suggests President Trump listened to Lev Parnas as financial donor to remove Ukraine ambassador Yovanovitch, but for a cause other than fighting corruption. In response to Ukrainians looking down on Donald Trump’s presidency, he was venomous. The way he spoke in the recording did not sound like that of a president, but instead of a vengeful child. 

I find it funny that Donald Trump was still attempting to deny his past contact with Parnas even though there were quite a few pictures shown of them together. But I also find it embarrassing as I know that other countries will look at the US as a complete joke. How much do you think President Trump’s behavior has reflected on other countries’ views on the US? 

Moreover, President Trump knew about everything going on in Ukraine and close to none of it was about fighting corruption. I feel like with President Trump’s habit of constantly ruining his presidency and our country based on what other people say about him is only making things worse. What do you think about this situation and how it might affect our future choices?