Why do these people [in D.C.] dislike Putin, the president of post-communist Russia, more than they ever seemed to have disliked the communist leaders? It's more about us, Tucker, than it's about them and this is really dangerous, not permitting the President of the United States to keep us safe.
-Stephen Cohen
https://www.lewrockwell.com/lrc-blog/stephen-cohen-on-the-hysterical-reaction-to-the-trump-putin-summit/
Republicans and modern Democrats are socialists - they're Lincolnians. That's the basis of their thinking - preserving socialism in America.