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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

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Mon Dec 12, 2016, 04:19 PM Dec 2016

The authoritarian leaders who are eagerly awaiting a Trump presidency

Since Donald Trump won the US presidential elections, he has been receiving congratulations from world leaders.

While that’s to be expected, the enthusiasm for a Trump presidency from leaders with less-than-stellar human rights records has raised some eyebrows. Some of them, such as Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte, seem hopeful for a US president who won’t interfere with how they govern their countries. Others, such as Russia’s Vladimir Putin or Syria’s Bashar al-Assad, believe relations between their countries and the US will improve under Trump.

Here are some authoritarian leaders who have expressed support for Trump:

1. Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte

2. Belarus president Alexander Lukashenko

3. Cambodian prime minister Samdech Hun Sen

4. Russian president Vladimir Putin

5. Syrian president Bashar al-Assad

6. Burundian president Pierre Nkurunziza

7. Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe

8. North Korea

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/the-authoritarian-leaders-who-are-eagerly-awaiting-a-trump-presidency/ar-AAlswMM?li=BBnb7Kz&ocid=edgsp

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The authoritarian leaders who are eagerly awaiting a Trump presidency (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Dec 2016 OP
and a fine list it is Angry Dragon Dec 2016 #1
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