Trump Defends Putin over Assassinating Journalists

Trump also earlier this year praised Putin as a better leader than Obama: “I will tell you that, in terms of leadership, he’s getting an “A” and our president is not doing so well”, Trump said on Fox.

Scarborough pressed his guest: “But again: He kills journalists that don’t agree with him”. “And I don’t think you’d be having the kind of problems that you’re having right now”. “Lot of killing going on, a lot of stupidity, and that’s the way it is”, said Trump.

During one presidential debate, he said: “If Putin wants to go and knock the hell out of ISIS [the Islamic State group], I am all for it, 100%, and I can’t understand how anybody would be against it”. “#Chaoscandidate.” At least he’s a leader. He’s a powerful leader …

“He’s the absolute leader in the presidential race”, Putin said. “Especially when the person heads up Russia”, Trump said. But it is, or should be, a surprising response from someone who seriously wants to be the president of the United States. Or like Putin, Trump might destroy a city and then rename the main street in that city after himself. Shortly after he invaded Crimea in Ukraine, further escalating tensions. There was widespread prosperity, thanks in part to Russia’s role in the oil trade – which is now at risk as oil prices fall.

Trump and his supporters account for about 99 percent of the “stupidity” in the US, but that’s a different story.

Trump’s vision of a strongman-president is well established.

Putin “does not like Obama at all”.

Mitt Romney, the 2012 Republican presidential nominee who has been derided repeatedly by Trump for losing to President Obama, also took a jab at the mogul’s comments about the Russian leader.

During Putin’s rule, a long list of political opponents – including journalists – have been murdered under suspicious circumstances. “I don’t know if the Americans need this”. Trump making headlines with what he said.

He also said he could imagine a scenario where there was a deal for Turkey to shoot down a Russian plane in return for Washington turning a blind eye to Turkish troops entering Iraq. “Somebody who sees things as being simpler than other politicians or evil journalists might try to make them seem”.

“It’s not our affair to determine his worthiness, that’s a matter for the American voters”, Putin said.

Concerns that a Putin vice presidency is, well, illegal are just sour grapes from dummies not smart enough to think of it first.

Putin referenced Trump’s reported desire “to reach another, deeper level of relations” with Russian Federation in his remarks Thursday.