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'Useful American idiot' Trump facing furious backlash for boasting about Putin closeness
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-backlash-putin/
Donald Trump saying he was the "apple" of Vladimir Putin's eye is sparking some harsh criticism.
Trump, who has long been open about having a good relationship with the Russian president, reportedly said in a Fox interview that Putin never would have invaded Ukraine if he had been president. "I was the apple of his eye," the former president said in the interview.
The response was swift.....
Presidential historian Michael Beschloss took a more historical approach:
"Never heard Truman boast of being the 'apple' of Stalin’s eye," he said.
Ron Filipkowski, a former Republican, had an extremely simple response.
"Yeah, we know. Putin’s most useful American idiot," he wrote.
MSNBC host Mehdi Hasan attempted to put the development in a totally different perspective for those who might not be taking the incident seriously.
"Imagine, just imagine, if Barack Obama in any of his 8 years in office had proudly and publicly referred to himself as ‘the apple of [Putin’s] eye,'" he wrote Friday. "The right would have had an immediate and nonstop meltdown. Fox would have demanded impeachment and indictment 24/7."
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— Raw Story (@RawStory) August 19, 2023
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-backlash-putin/
Donald Trump saying he was the "apple" of Vladimir Putin's eye is sparking some harsh criticism.
Trump, who has long been open about having a good relationship with the Russian president, reportedly said in a Fox interview that Putin never would have invaded Ukraine if he had been president. "I was the apple of his eye," the former president said in the interview.
The response was swift.....
Presidential historian Michael Beschloss took a more historical approach:
"Never heard Truman boast of being the 'apple' of Stalin’s eye," he said.
Ron Filipkowski, a former Republican, had an extremely simple response.
"Yeah, we know. Putin’s most useful American idiot," he wrote.
MSNBC host Mehdi Hasan attempted to put the development in a totally different perspective for those who might not be taking the incident seriously.
"Imagine, just imagine, if Barack Obama in any of his 8 years in office had proudly and publicly referred to himself as ‘the apple of [Putin’s] eye,'" he wrote Friday. "The right would have had an immediate and nonstop meltdown. Fox would have demanded impeachment and indictment 24/7."
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