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This is not even a surprise. Trump has been a fan of Putin for years.

jacquesm 9mo ago
It may not be a surprise to you but it is a surprise to me because there are many other characters that he could be a fan of , he's literally giving Putin top billing here, right next to a picture of what seems to be him and his granddaughter. What's next? Pol Pot? Stalin? Kim?
- blell 9mo ago
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  - jacquesm 9mo ago
    Because?
  - actionfromafar 9mo ago
    Yeah... Putin has many more nukes.
- nozzlegear 9mo ago
  I really recommend you read Bob Woodward's four most recent books, starting with Fear[¹] . They give us a fascinating look into Trump's mind, and we get frank discussions from Trump and the people around him about how he not only idolizes strong men like Putin and Kim, but wishes he could be more like them if it weren't for the limits on his power and weak people around him (i.e. more feared/respected by his subordinates, able to command them with an iron fist, etc.). [¹] The title of the book comes from Trump remarking to Woodward that "Real power is – I don’t even want to use the word – fear."
  - jacquesm 9mo ago
    That word works two ways: it shows that Trump would like to be feared, but he's not, it also shows that he's probably very scared, especially of the people he's sucking up to.
    - gorgoiler 9mo ago
      I will show you fear in a handful of dust
- hermanzegerman 9mo ago
  Well he certainly likes Kim https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/25/us/politics/trump-north-south-korea.html https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/25/us/politics/trump-north-s...
  - defrost 9mo ago
    Kim wrote him beautiful letters, in Trump's own words, "and then we fell in love" * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8OG3U66X9w https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8OG3U66X9w
- mr_toad 9mo ago
  He only likes right wing dictators. Even if the left wing dictators behave exactly like right wing dictators.
userbinator 9mo ago
The photo was praised by Kirill Dmitriev, one of Russia’s key negotiators I think it's part of his strategy of getting on Putin's good side.

It may not be a surprise to you but it is a surprise to me because there are many other characters that he could be a fan of , he's literally giving Putin top billing here, right next to a picture of what seems to be him and his granddaughter. What's next? Pol Pot? Stalin? Kim?

blell 9mo ago
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- jacquesm 9mo ago
  Because?
- actionfromafar 9mo ago
  Yeah... Putin has many more nukes.
nozzlegear 9mo ago
I really recommend you read Bob Woodward's four most recent books, starting with Fear[¹] . They give us a fascinating look into Trump's mind, and we get frank discussions from Trump and the people around him about how he not only idolizes strong men like Putin and Kim, but wishes he could be more like them if it weren't for the limits on his power and weak people around him (i.e. more feared/respected by his subordinates, able to command them with an iron fist, etc.). [¹] The title of the book comes from Trump remarking to Woodward that "Real power is – I don’t even want to use the word – fear."
- jacquesm 9mo ago
  That word works two ways: it shows that Trump would like to be feared, but he's not, it also shows that he's probably very scared, especially of the people he's sucking up to.
  - gorgoiler 9mo ago
    I will show you fear in a handful of dust
hermanzegerman 9mo ago
Well he certainly likes Kim https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/25/us/politics/trump-north-south-korea.html https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/25/us/politics/trump-north-s...
- defrost 9mo ago
  Kim wrote him beautiful letters, in Trump's own words, "and then we fell in love" * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8OG3U66X9w https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8OG3U66X9w
mr_toad 9mo ago
He only likes right wing dictators. Even if the left wing dictators behave exactly like right wing dictators.

userbinator 9mo ago

The photo was praised by Kirill Dmitriev, one of Russia’s key negotiators I think it's part of his strategy of getting on Putin's good side.