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applegrove

(132,949 posts) Thu Dec 17, 2015, 06:39 PM Dec 2015

Trump: ‘Great Honor’ to Get Putin Praise [View all]

Trump: ‘Great Honor’ to Get Putin Praise

http://www.thedailybeast.com/cheats/2015/12/17/trump-great-honor-to-get-putin-praise.html

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Donald Trump is truly honored to receive high praise from Vladimir Putin. After the Russian president called the Republican front-runner "very talented," Trump responded on Thursday afternoon: "It is always a great honor to be so nicely complimented by a man so highly respected within his own country and beyond."

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Trump: ‘Great Honor’ to Get Putin Praise [View all] applegrove Dec 2015 OP

This should help him with the block of RW voters who still believe there's a Soviet Union /s IDemo Dec 2015 #1

Because Putin is sure to have the American people in high regard. randr Dec 2015 #2

CNN said it was like Putin is grooming Trump with flattery. It is not a compliment when someone applegrove Dec 2015 #3

Putin seems to be a hero among certain communities in the US oberliner Dec 2015 #4

GOP has no longer supported the President in foreign affaires. They are so desperate applegrove Dec 2015 #5

Putin went on to suggest Sepp Blatter should get the Nobel Peace Prize muriel_volestrangler Dec 2015 #6

Tells you a lot of what you need to know about the two of them ck4829 Dec 2015 #7

If they love Putin so much, then why do they whine about Obama being too weak to stand up to him? tanyev Dec 2015 #8

"love, exciting and new" napkinz Dec 2015 #9

... napkinz Dec 2015 #10

The RW "Trumps" of Europe have a mutual admiration society with Putin also. Trum is just pampango Dec 2015 #11