Donald Trump for good relations with China, Russia

The Republican presidential nominee highlighted the importance of improved relations with Putin and Russian Federation by affirming that, since Russian Federation was also in possession of nuclear weapons, it was in the United States’ best interest to stabilize the relationship.

The U.S. does not formally recognize Russia’s annexation of Crimea and supports tough global economic sanctions against Moscow. Between now and Election Day, we will strive to go beyond the headlines to explain what’s happening and why. “You just can’t. No matter what she does”.

Again in that Sunday TV interview Trump was asked what sacrifices he has made for his country. “He’s not going to go into Ukraine, okay?” “But here’s the news, I am told senior officials at the party are actively exploring what would happen if Trump dropped out, how to replace him on the ballot”, Karl said on Wednesday.

TRUMP: Well, look, you know, I have my own ideas.

In the past, Trump has boasted of knowing and communicating with Putin. “It would be really nice if we got along with Russian Federation and others that we don’t get along with right now and wouldn’t it be nice if we teamed up with Russian Federation and others, including surrounding states and maybe North Atlantic Treaty Organisation and we knocked the hell out of ISIS and got rid of these people?” During the campaign, she called for tougher sanctions against employers who hire illegal workers, but her campaign suffered after it was revealed that she employed an illegal immigrant maid from Mexico for nine years.

STEPHANOPOULOS: Then why did you soften the GOP platform on Ukraine?

“Do you want to have World War III to get it back?” he asked the crowd at a rally in Columbus, Ohio, arguing it’s not worth confronting Russian Federation to keep them from stomping on other sovereign nations.

GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS, ABC News: He is already there, isn’t he?

“Eight years ago Barack Obama said things about her that were so bad, and today I just said, do me a favor look them up because I remember how bad. But I’m not there, you have Obama there, and frankly that whole part of the world is a mess, under Obama”. Crimea has been under occupation by Moscow-backed forces since Putin sent troops into Ukraine.

The interviewer then pointed out that Putin was already in Ukraine, Trump scrambled: “Ok well he’s there in a certain way” and then he laid the blame for the situation with President Obama’s weakness.

Mr Trump’s son Eric defended his father’s comments about the Khans, telling CBS News that they had been been “blown hugely out of proportion”.

Even the New York Times and Vox think the press is misreading these Trump comments.

Kramer points out it’s not unusual for prominent American politicians to have relationships with powerful businessmen around the world, including in Ukraine and Russian Federation.