Putin Confident Trump Will Make Responsible Decisions
Source: ABC News
Russian President Vladimir Putin says he is confident that President-elect Donald Trump will soon realize the level of responsibility his job entails.
Despite Trump's pro-Russian statements during the campaign, Russian politicians are concerned about reports that Trump is considering Mitt Romney, known for his harsh stance on Russia, to be his secretary of state.
Putin said in an interview with the NTV channel to be broadcast later on Sunday that he is confident Trump will make responsible choices.
Putin said in remarks released by NTV that Trump's business accomplishments show him to be a "smart man."
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"We made nice Presidential election for you. We pick nice President with lovely hair style and attractive orange skin. We give you nice President with hands too small to interfere with us. Nice President is smart like tractor. And yet you challenge him. This is not best way to begin new regime."
lonestarnot
(77,097 posts)BeyondGeography
(39,369 posts)Donnie likey.
calguy
(5,306 posts)We are confident he will do the "right thing'.
kebob
(499 posts)That's the real headline.
agalisgv
(148 posts)Do we want to know?
keithbvadu2
(36,775 posts)Trump's bff Putin is calling in his markers.
Trump is hundreds of millions in debt to the Russian mob and they do not take kindly to non-payment.
They are going to expect cash or 'favors'.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10141630606
Ford_Prefect
(7,886 posts)pbmus
(12,422 posts)SticksnStones
(2,108 posts)...that's good enough for me.
I often look to a former KGB cum Ruthless Authoritarian for objective thoughts on how America's gonna fair going forward. Hey, who doesn't wait to hear what Putin says?
Bernardo de La Paz
(48,988 posts)A big problem with a weak (unintelligent uneducated) President who swaggers and swings a big stick is that he is at the mercy of his advisers who will sway him back and forth depend on who is ascendant in a given week.
NastyRiffraff
(12,448 posts)direct from Putin. There is no longer any pretense that he is anything other than a Putin stooge.