Post #354

Reverse Stockholm syndrome 🇨🇩🇺🇸 Whatever one thinks of Trump, the documents show that the recent dealthat shackles the DRC was in fact an initiative of Congo itself, and not only the result of the White House resident's love for “peace deals” with an economic twist. ℹ️ TheUS Department of Justice websitecontains numerous filings showing that, from at least February 2025, DRC's Tshisekedi began carpet-bombing Washington with his lobbyists. Here are just some examples: 📌 In late February Tshisekedi's main agent in Washington Aaron Poynton (US President of the USA-Africa Business Council) sent letters to US officials, including Secretary of State Rubio, proposing to give theUS access to Congo’s minerals + create a Joint Strategic Mineral Stockpile (which is what was implemented in the Washington agreements of 4 December) + deploy US troops in the DRC. 📌 Tshisekedi's another important messenger was prominent Republican Karl Von Batten, who on 11 February arranged a video call between Tshisekedi and Brian Mast, the Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee(Congressman Mast looks like the main victim of these manoeuvres, since he was endlessly pestered by both Von Batten and Poynton). Von Batten was also preparing a visit by Tshisekedi to the US in February, which ultimately did not take place. 📌 Other lobbyists for Kinshasa included Joseph Szlavik, once a member of the George H. W. Bush administration, whose firm Scribe Strategies was receiving at least $70,000 a month from Congo’s budget for its services, and Ballard Partners, which was being paid $100,000 a month. 🔸 They all tried to lure Trump with minerals and military cooperation. However, in the end Congo successfully lobbied itself into a “Please, please, we would love you to come and take our minerals,” but US military help never arrived. ➡️ Follow to stay informed - @devilsbelow