Sorry Exo, but I disagree with you about Trump. The media's general hysteria with all things Trump related is a far bigger issue than the man himself.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-44892889
Trump never said he was going to do a trade with Russia of any kind. Trump did say that Putin made the offer and he thought it could be a good deal depending on the conditions (as in, no torture involved), but then all these media outlets ran with a story about Trump agreeing to it before anyone could get a word in edgewise.
We live in an era where stories, reactions and information travels so quickly that the story's relevancy is often made moot once we get more clarity or the situation develops a bit more. But because of the media's ADD, nobody ever gets the story "right" the first time and instead the market gets flooded with misinformation.