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With the U.S. public showing a vast disapproval of Russian President Vladimir Putin in the wake of his invasion of Ukraine, former President Donald Trump has sought to explain his glowing appraisal of the Russian leader's moves leading up to the war.
On Wednesday, Trump released a statement in which he parsed the semantics of using the word "genius" when referring to Putin's military strategy.
"The Fake News is also saying I called Putin a 'genius,' when actually, and to be precise, I called his build-up on the Ukraine border before the war started genius because I assumed he would easily be able to negotiate a great deal with Russia," Trump said in the written statement.
Trump, who seems likely to run for president again in 2024, did not explain why he had praised Putin for seeking to leverage the threat of military conflict to undermine Western interests. While conceding that he had misread Putin's intentions, Trump also placed blame with President Biden's administration for how the war started.
https://news.yahoo.com/trump-denies-calling-putin-a-genius-214302904.html
Wingus Dingus
(8,049 posts)COL Mustard
(5,784 posts)With RUSSIA? Doesn't he already own that?
underpants
(182,281 posts)on himself, lost track of where he was, and then had to end with something great.
No one can read this and correct it or suggest that it doesnt makes sense? No probably not.
"The Fake News is also saying I called Putin a 'genius,' when actually, and to be precise, I called his build-up on the Ukraine border before the war started genius because I assumed he would easily be able to negotiate a great deal with Russia," Trump said in the written statement.
madinmaryland
(64,920 posts)Well, at least she can see Russia from her house!
underpants
(182,281 posts)madinmaryland
(64,920 posts)Walleye
(30,724 posts)Hekate
(90,202 posts)fierywoman
(7,641 posts)Solly Mack
(90,740 posts)He's not noteworthy in any way. Not even his having been president makes him worthy of notice.
Think about it. Are you impressed he was once president? Or for that matter, by anything he has ever done?
Exactly. Can't even pretend respect for that fact.
His diarrhetic mouth is the only thing about him that gets him any attention and like the child who demands attention even if it is only negative attention, Trump will say anything and do anything to get people to look his way.
He's as tiresome as he is ignorant.
He's boring.
The only thing he could do that would be of note is to die in prison and even then, who would care?
Sure. It would be a good thing, his dying in prison, but no one would care.
MAGA-freaks would whine but let's be real, their grief would be nothing more than theatrics.
We're talking about a group of people who enjoy acting out if a red light seems too long.
Maybe that's part of their attraction to Trump - nothing calling to nothing.
Losers all.
czarjak
(11,195 posts)Turbineguy
(37,212 posts)Make7
(8,543 posts)You know, when he goes in and takes Crimea, he's taking the heart and soul, because that's where all the money is. I was surprised. I heard that the other day, they were saying most of the wealth comes right from that area. That's the area with the wealth. So that means the rest of Ukraine will fall and it's predicted to fall fairly quickly.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?318134-9/donald-trump-addresses-cpac
(8:34 - 9:14)
Apparently Putin was very smart to steal Crimea right after the Olympics - which apparently was supposed lead to the entire takeover of Ukraine fairly quickly.
From 2022:
So, Putin is now saying, Its independent, a large section of Ukraine. I said, How smart is that? And hes gonna go in and be a peacekeeper. Thats strongest peace force We could use that on our southern border. Thats the strongest peace force Ive ever seen. There were more army tanks than Ive ever seen. Theyre gonna keep peace all right. No, but think of it. Heres a guy whos very savvy I know him very well. Very, very well.
By the way, this never would have happened with us. Had I been in office, not even thinkable. This would never have happened. But heres a guy that says, you know, Im gonna declare a big portion of Ukraine independent, he used the word independent, and were gonna go out and were gonna go in and were gonna help keep peace. You gotta say thats pretty savvy.
https://www.clayandbuck.com/president-trump-with-cb-from-mar-a-lago/
Genius, smart, and very savvy, "...because I assumed he would easily be able to negotiate a great deal..."
"There were more army tanks than Ive ever seen." "...hes gonna go in and be a peacekeeper."
"I was describing the great negotiating posture he had prior to the unfortunate decision to enter Ukraine and fight."
He never seemed to have a problem with Putin taking over Ukraine until it turned out to be a strategic error. No concern at all for the people of Ukraine. He must be upset that this makes his buddy look weak and not very savvy.
doc03
(35,148 posts)it was fake.