Ofc they favored a less effective leader that can be used to cause chaos, the US also favors the same leaders in it's opponents. That does not make it a partis

Ofc they favored a less effective leader that can be used to cause chaos, the US also favors the same leaders in it's opponents. That does not make it a partisan issue however, Putin doesn't give two fucks if Trump was republican or democrat and attempting to make it look like a clear partisan issue is actually playing into their hands.