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pnwmom

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Thu Sep 8, 2016, 07:30 PM Sep 2016

Putin says he was mistranslated and he never called Trump "brilliant."

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3649479/Russian-President-Vladimir-Putin-denies-calling-Donald-Trump-brilliant-calls-Republican-bright-wante.html

Vladimir Putin talked to CNN's Fareed Zakaria and charged that he was mistranslated and never called Donald Trump 'brilliant'

What Putin said, the Russian president said, was that the presumptive Republican nominee is 'bright'

In Putin's original statement he used a Russian word that can be translated into bright - but is closer to the English definition of colorful
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Putin says he was mistranslated and he never called Trump "brilliant." (Original Post) pnwmom Sep 2016 OP
A better phrase, polezniye duraki. Old and In the Way Sep 2016 #1
Colorful, for sure. C_U_L8R Sep 2016 #2
Colorful/gaudy. eom Blanks Sep 2016 #3
Sad! tanyev Sep 2016 #4
Neener neener, Donnie Hekate Sep 2016 #5
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