ABikerSailor
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I find it interesting that it's not Biden and the Democrats who are supporting Putin through this mess, but rather Trump, who has said that Putin invading Ukraine was a smart move.
And no, contrary to what Trump has said, Russia is not "just walking right in".
www.nytimes.com
As Russia prepared to strike Ukraine and the United States rushed to defend neighboring allies in Europe, former President Donald J. Trump had nothing but admiration for President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia.
He is “pretty smart,” Mr. Trump said on Wednesday at a Florida fund-raiser, assessing the impending invasion like a real estate deal. “He’s taken over a country for $2 worth of sanctions,” he said, “taking over a country — really a vast, vast location, a great piece of land with a lot of people — and just walking right in.”
And no, contrary to what Trump has said, Russia is not "just walking right in".
![www.nytimes.com](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2022/02/24/multimedia/24right-1/24right-1-facebookJumbo.jpg?year=2022&h=550&w=1050&s=fad58b3af0db123c17a2dc7bb6a012dd9264c045da5de3a34fa409a9e54450ad&k=ZQJBKqZ0VN)
Trump Praises Putin, Leaving Republicans in a Bind (Published 2022)
G.O.P. leaders, while condemning Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, were silent on comments made by the former president. Some figures on the right amplified them.
As Russia prepared to strike Ukraine and the United States rushed to defend neighboring allies in Europe, former President Donald J. Trump had nothing but admiration for President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia.
He is “pretty smart,” Mr. Trump said on Wednesday at a Florida fund-raiser, assessing the impending invasion like a real estate deal. “He’s taken over a country for $2 worth of sanctions,” he said, “taking over a country — really a vast, vast location, a great piece of land with a lot of people — and just walking right in.”