Since Trump going into office he seems to have completely lost it, glazing Trump at every opportunity as though he’s this big peacemaker in Ukraine. Ofc he never was a socialist but he used to have very reasonable takes especially on Ukraine. I feel this is a consequence of a lack of dialectical materialism but I can’t exactly put my finger on the exact mechanisms at play.
Scott Ritter’s house was raided by the Biden admin, so he is understandably pissed at them. Scott Ritter also knows people in the Trump administration personally, so he clearly hoped that he would have more influence over Trump and co’s actions. He has never ‘glazed’ Trump. He had hopes Trump would follow through on his peace plans.
Now that he sees that isn’t the case, Scott is also becoming quite vocal at criticizing Trump. He has repeatedly come out against the Houthi airstrikes.