Trump Giddily Praises 'Genius' Putin as Russia Sends Troops Into Ukraine [View all]
Source: Rolling Stone
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday ordered troops into separatist-backed regions of eastern Ukraine...
Trump thinks he’s doing great.
“I said, ‘This is genius,'” Trump said on a right-wing podcast. “Putin declared a big portion of … Ukraine … as independent. Oh, that’s wonderful. … I said, ‘How smart is that?’ And he’s going to go in and be a peacekeeper. That’s strongest peace force. … We could use that on our southern border. That’s the strongest peace force I’ve ever seen. There were more army tanks than I’ve ever seen. They’re going to keep the peace all right. Here’s a guy who’s very savvy … I know him very well. Very, very well.”
Trump eventually seemed to remember that most people think Putin invading an independent democratic nation is a bad thing, so he quickly pivoted from giddy praise to noting that “this would have never happened” if he were still in office. “This would have never happened,” he said, adding that “it’s very sad” that Biden gave “no response.”
Read more: https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/trump-calls-putin-genius-ukraine-invasion-1311025/
So if Trump had his way, and there were no adults in the room watching over him, he might try to invade Mexico. Good to know!
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