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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

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Wed Feb 23, 2022, 09:36 PM Feb 2022

Donald Trump's Praise of Putin 'Despicable,' Says Former Mike Pence Advisor

Former White House official Olivia Troye has condemned "despicable" remarks by Donald Trump after he praised Vladimir Putin's military strategy.

Troye, a Homeland Security and counterterrorism adviser to former Vice President Mike Pence, hit out at Trump for calling Putin "very savvy" after the Russian president announced Moscow's recognition of the independence of two self-proclaimed republics in eastern Ukraine.

Putin made the declaration while stating that Russian troops will be sent to the regions under the guise of "peacekeeping operations."

While the White House and the EU described Putin's actions as a violation of international law and a pretext for an invasion, Trump said Putin's move was "genius" and "very savvy."

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/donald-trumps-praise-of-putin-despicable-says-former-mike-pence-advisor/ar-AAUcHyc

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Donald Trump's Praise of Putin 'Despicable,' Says Former Mike Pence Advisor (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Feb 2022 OP
Olivia Troye was on MSNBC fairly frequently for awhile; I trust she's been able to get a steady job... Hekate Feb 2022 #1

Hekate

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1. Olivia Troye was on MSNBC fairly frequently for awhile; I trust she's been able to get a steady job...
Wed Feb 23, 2022, 09:41 PM
Feb 2022

… since then. I don’t think she got fired from the Trump WH — I think she up and walked away in disgust. She’s a good egg.

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