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Related: About this forumRepublicans HATED Putin, until...
What an amazing difference two years of tRump tweets made - from -60 to -10 !
Bring on the Putin brotherly love.
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Republicans HATED Putin, until... (Original Post)
Pluvious
Dec 2016
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doc03
(35,299 posts)1. Probably the most brutal corrupt person on earth but Trump loves him. Vlad the Impaler of
our time.
J_William_Ryan
(1,748 posts)2. The hypocrisy of the inconsistent partisan right is nothing new.
Putin is an authoritarian thug and warmonger whats not for a conservative to love.
Buckeye_Democrat
(14,852 posts)3. I witnessed Putin-love from Republicans a few years ago.
They often complained online that the USA needed a "strong leader like Putin."
They could've been Russian trolls, I suppose, but many Republicans love authoritarians... especially the fascist, non-communist variety.
Ohioblue22
(1,430 posts)4. They're the 'ends justify the means ' party
vinny9698
(1,016 posts)5. The GOP will make Putin an honorary Republican.
Might even ask him to migrate to the US to run for office.