“When people call you brilliant it’s always good, especially when the person heads up Russia”, Trump said on MSNBC Friday morning.
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“Well, I mean, it’s also a person who kills journalists, political opponents, and invades countries”, Joe Scarborough countered.
The ex-KGB strongman attracted the support of four out of five Express.co.uk readers, compared with just one in five who opted for the current PM running the country.
Scarborough: “But again: He kills journalists that don’t agree with him”.
“I think our country does plenty of killing also, Joe, so, you know”, Trump doubled down.
Evasive would be the right word to describe every answer Donald Trump gave today on “Morning Joe.”
Scarborough paused. “I’m confused”, he stammered.
What started as a seemingly mild admiration between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin took an uncomfortable turn Friday when the GOP White House hopeful seemed to defend the Russian president’s strong-arm tactics – and dismiss his alleged killing of journalists and others who cross him.
Trump went on to state that he always “felt fine” about Putin and noted that he is very respected by the Russian people.
– Tom S. Elliott is the founder and editor of Grabien.
The Republican front-runner long has lauded the leadership abilities of the Russian president.
Brian Walsh, Republican strategist at Rokk Solutions said Trump’s comments are “a new level of outrageous”. “He’s a powerful leader”.
Trump further argued, “I don’t think it’s leading from behind”.
“Bright, talented”… Donald Trump, pictured here with US TV host Jimmy Kimmel, has won over Vladimir Putin. “You have the Ukraine and it affects other countries a hell of lot more than it does us”.
So, for those keeping score at home, Trump not only suggested that he’s not all that concerned about the state-sanctioned murder of journalists and activists, but thinks that the USA government is engaged in morally equivalent activities. He’s actually got popularity within his country.
“Jeb Bush, the former Florida governor, questioned Trump’s foreign-policy knowledge. Sen”.
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Speaking about Ukraine later in the segment, Trump chastised other countries like Germany for not doing more to stop Russian Federation while taking their oil and gas. Despite the bons mots shared between them, don’t look for Putin and Trump to share shirtless horse rides on the global stage.
