WATCH: Trump Defended Putin’s Human Rights Records: “You Think Our Country Is So Innocent…” O’Reilly: He’s a killer Putin is a killer. Trump: There are a lot of killers. Lot of killers. You think our country’s so innocent? You think our country is so innocent. O’Reilly: I don’t know of any government leaders that are killers Trump: Well take a look at what we’ve done too. Made a lot of mistakes pip each been against the war in Iraq since the beginning. O’Reilly: But mistakes are different. Trump: A lot of mistakes, okay, but a lot of people were killed. A lot of killers around, believe me.”
WATCH: Trump On Putin: “He Has Done An Amazing Job Of Showing How To Lead” And Is “Now The World Leader” “He’s doing very well. We’ve made him the world leader. Our leaders have really – they’ve given the mantle and he is now the world leader. He’s done very, very well. I think the people of Russia are some what – at least some of them are pretty proud of him. He has done an amazing job of showing how to lead.”
WATCH: Trump On Putin: “I Think He’s Done Really A Great Job Of Outsmarting Our Country.” “You know i know something about Russia, I know a lot of Russians, it’s an amazing city. I think he’s done really a great job of outsmarting our country.”
WATCH: Trump: “Putin Is A Smart, Calculating Guy” In A “Different League.” “Putin is a smart, calculating guy. We’re talking about a different league of – I don’t know if it’s street smarts or intelligence or whatever.”
WATCH: Trump Called The Timing Of Putin’s Annexation Of Crimea “Smart.” “So he has the Olympics, the day after the Olympics, he starts with Ukraine. The day after, how smart. He didn’t want to do it during the Olympics. Boom, the day after. Our athletes leave, we all leave and the day after. You know, when he goes in and takes Crimea.”
WATCH: Trump On Putin: “The Russian People Are In Love With Him. They Think He’s A God Now.” “He’s rebuilding the Russian empire and, hey, that’s his thing. I watched over the weekend that the Russian people are in love with him. They think he’s a god now. Now, obviously, their poll numbers, we don’t want to count them too much, but we had our own poll numbers and his poll numbers are through the roof. They people love him. They love what he’s doing. You look at Obama’s poll numbers, they’re at a record low.”
WATCH: Trump On Putin: “What He’s Done For Russia Is Really Amazing And He’s Done It By Outsmarting Our Country At Every Single Step.” “We’re cutting way back and yet, you look at Putin, who is absolutely having a great time. You know we’ve hoisted him onto the stage again. Russia is like, they’re really hot stuff. And now you have people in the Ukraine, who knows set up or not, but it can’t all be set up. I mean, they’re marching in favor of joining Russia. I mean, you know, you can send some people in, but Russia, I mean what’s he’s done for Russia is really amazing and he’s done it by outsmarting our country at every single step.”
WATCH: Trump On Putin: “In Terms Of Leadership, He’s Getting An A.” “‘I will tell you I think in terms of leadership, he’s getting an A and our president is not doing so well-they did not look good together.”
WATCH: Asked About Putin Killing Journalists, Trump Says “At Least He’s A Leader.” Mika Brzezinski: Do you like Vladimir Putin’s comments about you? Donald Trump: Sure. When people call you brilliant it’s always good, especially when the person heads up Russia. Joe Scarborough: He’s also a person who kills journalists, political opponents and invades countries. Obviously that would be a concern, would it not? Trump: He’s running his country and at least he’s a leader unlike what we have in this country. Joe Scarborough: But again he kills journalists that don’t agree with him. Trump: well I think our country does plenty of killing also Joe.
Published: Jul 6, 2017