Putin "singles out Donald Trump as someone he could “get along very well.” Two peas in a pod.

[pampango]

Putin says Trump is ‘absolute leader’ in U.S. presidential race

Putin also briefly touched on the White House race, saying Russia would work with “whomever the American voters choose” but singling out Donald Trump as someone he could “get along very well.”

“He’s a very lively man, talented without doubt,” Putin said according to the Interfax news service after the three-hour news conference. He added that Trump is the “absolute leader in the presidential race.”

“He’s saying he wants to go to another level of relations, closer, deeper relations with Russia,” Putin continued. “How can we not welcome that? Of course we welcome that.”

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/putin-no-major-gaps-with-washington-over-efforts-to-end-syria-conflict/2015/12/17/a178255e-a431-11e5-8318-bd8caed8c588_story.html

Correction, Mr. Putin. Trump is the 'absolute leader' only in the republican race, not in the "US presidential race". There is a big difference.

The two strong, authoritarian leaders would probably get along quite well. Let's hope we never have to find out.

[VanillaRhapsody]

1. I thought about this very thing yesterday

I figured out what they like about Trump.....its that he is sooooo much like Putin!

The self aggrandizement and all! The LOOOOVE Putin....Trump is just channeling that! He is political Chuck Norris!

[winstars]

2. I DO NOT want to see Trump without his shirt on!!!

[TreasonousBastard]

3. Methinks Putin sees Trump as the candidate...

he can bullshit even better than he did W.

[AndreaCG]

7. Yup yup yup and amen.

[951-Riverside]

4. A former Commie agent and a Nazi German teaming up to destroy America, who would have thunk it?

There was a time when America wouldn't have put up with this.

[NightWatcher]

6. Trump endorsed by the former(wink) head of the KGB

Where's the ads showing that?

Jeez, I could be the head of the DNC and win with part time effort this year.

[MowCowWhoHow III]

5. Putin and Berlusconi got on famously

Trump has got to be the American version of Berlusconi. QED.

[Orsino]

8. Put in has actually done things, known things and has won elections.

Trump has only talked and sat on his ass while other people's money built ugly buildings.