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> Recent mutterings suggest Trump thinks highly of Putin though, so it's hard to tell. Care to provide a source for this? If you're referring to the podcast w
by tomp 5y ago
> Recent mutterings suggest Trump thinks highly of Putin though, so it's hard to tell.
Care to provide a source for this?
If you're referring to the podcast where Trump mentioned that Putin's move (annexation of Lugansk & Donetsk) is "genious", that's not some sort of fanboyism or admiration, but simply admitting that the move, tactically, was really good - a lot of people (myself included) did fall for it!
- tim333 5y agoHere are some mutterings https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/trump-putin-pretty-smart-ukraine_n_6216ed57e4b03d0c803325f2 https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/trump-putin-pretty-sm... >“He’s taking over a country for $2 worth of sanctions. I’d say that’s pretty smart,” Trump said at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida, according to New York Times reporter Shane Goldmacher and video footage obtained by the pro-Democratic group American Bridge. “He’s taking over a country, really a vast, vast location, a great piece of land with a lot of people, just walking right in.”
- tomp 5y agoThat's the quote I had in mind. To anyone with basic reading comprehension, it's obvious that Trump isn't praising Putin, he's praising Putin's tactics, which, judging by the (lack of) response from the West, is pretty smart!