Trump 'admired' Putin's ability to 'kill whoever', says Stephanie Grisham

[Uncle Joe]

Donald Trump “admired” Vladimir Putin’s ability to kill anyone he wanted, according to his former White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham.

In an interview with The View on Tuesday, Grisham discussed the former US president’s relationship with the Russian president, saying: “I think [Trump] feared [Putin]. I think he was afraid of him. I think that the man intimidated him. Because Putin is a scary man, just frankly, I think he was afraid of him.”

She went on to add: “I also think he admired him greatly. I think he wanted to be able to kill whoever spoke out against him. So I think it was a lot of that. In my experience with him, he loved the dictators, he loved the people who could kill anyone, including the press.”

Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, which has resulted in more than 1,300 civilian casualties, including 474 killed and 861 injured, Trump has highly praised Putin for his actions, calling him a “genius”.

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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/mar/09/donald-trump-vladimir-putin-stephanie-grisham

[C_U_L8R]

1. That must have been a big temptation

To go four whole years with all that power and not target anyone for assassination. That we know of.

[Irish_Dem]

8. That we know of.

[SharonClark]

2. The overuse of "I think" is a problem for

some women. Grisham should make her statements as facts like most men do. it would give her statements more authority.

[spooky3]

5. Good point, but I wondered whether a lawyer advised her

That she ran less a risk of losing a defamation suit if she clearly stated opinions as such, versus asserting them as facts (without presenting evidence).

[Walleye]

7. I think that's a good point

[IngridsLittleAngel]

3. Of course he did

And he wanted to bring it here, and do it to us. After all, he pondered why we have nukes if we don't use them and all that shit.

He wanted to be Murka's Putin, Murka's Kim Jong-un, Murka's Pol Pot...

[Thomas Hurt]

4. If the Pig hadn't had a rich daddy, the Pig would be in prison now after they found the bodies...

in his back yard.

[Uncle Joe]

10. That's the billion dollar question,

nature, nurture or both?

[Irish_Dem]

6. How many people did Trump kill by ignoring Covid? And telling people it was fake news?

[dalton99a]

12. +1

[Walleye]

9. Don't forget he got a big thrill out of assassinating the general in Iraq

[Blue Owl]

11. He gets a tiny little boner every time he says "You're Fired"

[Irish_Dem]

13. Yes I think there is likely some sexual arousal with his sadism.

He gets turned on being being cruel, by humiliating and making others afraid of him.

[riversedge]

14. Have to say--coming from Trump no surprise--but still horrible to hear from a

past US President.

[twodogsbarking]

15. Makes sense.

[EarthFirst]

16. TFG was never going to gain Putin's admiration...

TFG was a useful idiot.

Putin views Trump in the same way that the stodgy old money looks at the “new money” at the country club.

You’re well enough liked; but you aren’t one of them.

Russian oligarchs and Putin flaunt $400 million yachts and multi million dollar getaways across the globe.

Trump is hustling his campaign donors for repairs to a 31 year old Boeing 757.