Putin Says Americans Should Not 'Disrespect' Trump, Because He's the President and...
http://www.newsweek.com/putin-americans-stop-disrespect-trump-president-need-advice-688942
Putin Says Americans Should Not 'Disrespect' Trump, Because He's the President and 'Doesn't Need Any Advice'
By Tom O'Connor On 10/19/17 at 4:31 PM
Russian President Vladimir Putin has called on U.S. citizens to stop disrespecting President Donald Trump, a trend that the Russian leader called a symptom of a poor political system in the U.S.
Putin, who U.S. officials have accused of swaying the 2016 U.S. presidential race in Trump's favor, broke a streak of hostile diplomatic exchanges between the two leading powers during a speech Thursday in order to defend his former political ally from what he considers unfair criticism at home. Speaking at the Valdai Discussion Club in Sochi, Putin again denied any claims of Russian interference in last year's U.S. elections, asserting that Trump "won honestly" and that he and his supporters have behaved legitimately in response to the current U.S. political climate.
"Inside the country, disrespect is shown for him. This is a regrettable negative component of the U.S. political system," Putin said, according to the state-run Tass Russian News Agency.
"One can argue but one can’t show disrespect, even not for him personally but for those people who voted for him," he added.
Putin also defended Trump's nontraditional, sometimes controversial approach to leading the country, calling the Republican's unpredictable decisions a "reasonable response" to "great domestic resistance" that prevents Trump from delivering on electoral promises. Trump has made similar arguments, mostly blaming the media for what he considers to be an overtly negative portrayal of his administration.
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Response to Solly Mack (Reply #2)
in our election wasn't enough for him and he is telling us to be nice, FUCK THAT. Putin installed him and we want him out. 
hmmm... a poor political system.....interesting he would say that Putin hates democracies or Mr Trump has made it a poor political system.
Response to highplainsdem (Reply #9)
think a state-run news agency is allowed to lie in Russia. 
And what's your beef with Newsweek?
Putin regrets that disrespect shown for Trump in US
Russian Politics & Diplomacy
October 19, 21:20 UTC+3
In Putin’s opinion, "one can argue but one can’t show disrespect "
SOCHI, October 19. /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin believes that US President Donald Trump is worthy of respect and regrets that disrespect for his US counterpart is shown in the United States.
In response to a question by a participant in the Valdai International Discussion Club about which advice he could give Trump, Putin said he considered this question’s formulation as incorrect.
"Mr. Trump was elected by the American people. And at least for this reason it is necessary to show respect for him, even if you do not agree with some of his positions," the Russian leader said.
"Inside the country, disrespect is shown for him. This is a regrettable negative component of the US political system," Putin said.
In Putin’s opinion, "one can argue but one can’t show disrespect, even not for him personally but for those people who voted for him."
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http://tass.com/politics/971664
if his army of trolls and democracy saboteurs who worked so hard to undermine democracy in the U.S. and help make Trump this so-called "President" are paid out of his own pocket or from the Russian treasury that Pooty Tooty controls.
Thx.
