There are plenty of reasons why Putin would want Trump over Clinton.
1. Trump and his advisors including his campaign manager have ties to Russia. Roger Stone bragged he had backchannels to WikiLeaks and seemed to know about the release of hacked e-mails by John Podesta before they were released.
2. Trump defended Putin and tried to defend the fact that Putin is a killer by attacking the US by suggesting the US has done the same thing.
3. Trump said that we should rely on Russia to do the dirty work against ISIS in Syria. The fact is that Assad is Russia and Iran's puppet and a key to the attempted domination of the Middle East. Russia has attacked opponents of Assad more than they attack ISIS. Clinton has a better understanding of the strategic implications of what is going on in Syria.
4. Trump questioned the value of NATO and Clinton defended it. Putin is clearly trying to disrupt NATO. He supported Brexit in hopes of dividing NATO. He backs alt-right groups in the Netherlands and France. Montenegro pro-Russia leaders appealed to Steve Bannon to block Montenegro's entry into NATO.
1. Trump and his advisors including his campaign manager have ties to Russia. Roger Stone bragged he had backchannels to WikiLeaks and seemed to know about the release of hacked e-mails by John Podesta before they were released.
2. Trump defended Putin and tried to defend the fact that Putin is a killer by attacking the US by suggesting the US has done the same thing.
3. Trump said that we should rely on Russia to do the dirty work against ISIS in Syria. The fact is that Assad is Russia and Iran's puppet and a key to the attempted domination of the Middle East. Russia has attacked opponents of Assad more than they attack ISIS. Clinton has a better understanding of the strategic implications of what is going on in Syria.
4. Trump questioned the value of NATO and Clinton defended it. Putin is clearly trying to disrupt NATO. He supported Brexit in hopes of dividing NATO. He backs alt-right groups in the Netherlands and France. Montenegro pro-Russia leaders appealed to Steve Bannon to block Montenegro's entry into NATO.