[avs733]

The best outcome for them and other potential powerful forces is an America so roiled by internal conflict that it can’t now or ever do anything.

Yeah Trump winning seems to help them in Ukraine but their need is disruption as much as different policy in the longer term.

[Braxton1980]

While I'm just guessing I'd think it would be better to wait until Ukraine is done and trump is out of office. Creating mistrust in Doge only helps Democrats

[avs733]

No, the two sides live in different information spheres.

This story will percolate up to many democrats who will be furious that Russia is “helping” “doge”.

Separately, it won’t (or will be dismissed as “overreacting” or “lying”) by republicans. They will see the democrats as overreacting and having trump derangement syndrome.

Meanwhile, the next doge encounter with an agency now brings greater fear of illicit acts for internal IT people and more controls for doge to demand are turned off creating more conflict within government function.

The sides believe in the evil and stupidity of the other will be further ossified. Meanwhile, Russia is effectively able to do espionage in a way where getting caught doesn’t diminish the value of the espionage work they are engaged in.

[lobsterthief]

This is a great take but please don’t even dignify “trump derangement syndrome” by using it in conversation like this. That’s exactly what the people who created the term wanted it to be used for, ironically sowing further division.