Mark Cuban Lays Out Why He Believes Trump Was Clueless About The Russians Infiltrating His Campaign

Getty Image / Justin Sullivan

Mark Cuban came to Donald Trump‘s defense, in a way, over allegations directed at the president’s connections with Russia. Odds are, however, Trump will not be happy with Cuban’s quasi-assist.

Using the mystical art of the numbered tweet explanation, Cuban laid out on Twitter his theory on Trump and Russia. The main takeaway? Cuban believes Trump was simply clueless about any Russian influence on his campaign and his team. In Trump’s brain, Russians are his friends and business buds.

https://twitter.com/mcuban/status/848275160721502209

https://twitter.com/mcuban/status/848275661403901952

https://twitter.com/mcuban/status/848275964178173952

https://twitter.com/mcuban/status/848278089851424770

In Cuban’s view, Trump’s lack of interest in caring about the backgrounds of the people he deals with also extended to his own campaign team. Former Trump Campaign Chair Paul Manafort name check ahoy!

https://twitter.com/mcuban/status/848278579502870528

https://twitter.com/mcuban/status/848279248276250624

(That “he had no clue” line will likely get The Cubes kicked off the Trump Christmas card list.)

https://twitter.com/mcuban/status/848280183907987456

https://twitter.com/mcuban/status/848281024169734145

The idea that President Trump has masterminded a Russia-aided conspiracy rings false to the Shark Tank star. Like his sometimes bud Hillary Clinton already suggested, Cuban sees Trump as a puppet of Putin.

https://twitter.com/mcuban/status/848281350272667648

https://twitter.com/mcuban/status/848281773154996224

https://twitter.com/mcuban/status/848282476862681088

Trump’s favorite news source doesn’t get much love from Cuban in this Twitter rundown.

https://twitter.com/mcuban/status/848282902156775424

https://twitter.com/mcuban/status/848283204297555969

No matter what you make of Mark Cuban’s theory, it is undeniable that the subject of Russian influence is not going away for Donald Trump or his administration. All eyes are on Trump and how (or if) he evades this cloud hanging over his first year in office.