Real-Estate Ambitions in Moscow
By Ryan Lizza
8:35 P.M.
On October 11, 2015 .. Trump .. offered a notable compliment for Vladimir Putin ... "I think that I would probably get along with him very well" ... Many wondered why Trump .. was .. so obsequious toward the former head of the K.G.B. ...
Perhaps we now have a clue. On October 28, 2015, about two weeks after that interview, Trump signed a letter of intent to build a Trump-branded building in Moscow ...
... Putin reciprocated Trump’s praise in December, calling Trump a "talented person" and "the absolute leader of the Presidential race" ...
... Trump seemed to defend Putin allegedly ordering the murder of journalists. "He’s running his country and at least he’s a leader, unlike what we have in this country," the candidate said .. on December 18th ... “I think our country does plenty of killing also” ...
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