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Wounded Bear

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3. Do you really think Putin respects Trump?

Reply to DemocratSinceBirth (Original post)

Tue Mar 21, 2017, 10:34 AM

Mar 2017

I suspect that Duterte couldn't give a shit less about Trump either.

Many countries fear what Trump can do. RW authoritarians can't tell the difference between respect and fear. I know Trump can't.

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Outside of Putin and Duterte are there any foreign leaders who genuinely like and respect Trump? [View all] DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2017 OP

Maybe Assad. Tommy_Carcetti Mar 2017 #1

I disagree that Pootie "likes" the Con. He is just using him to get what he wants. KewlKat Mar 2017 #2

agree and he certainly doesnt respect him JI7 Mar 2017 #8

Do you really think Putin respects Trump? Wounded Bear Mar 2017 #3

You'd think that with his coterie of like-minded stupids, he'd even attract Kim Jong Un. randome Mar 2017 #4

Leadership in Israel I suppose liked him. yeoman6987 Mar 2017 #5

no they don't. JI7 Mar 2017 #7

I thought Benjamin and him were buddies. Oh well yeoman6987 Mar 2017 #10

he has no buddies. JI7 Mar 2017 #11

True. yeoman6987 Mar 2017 #13

Maybe Theresa May BannonsLiver Mar 2017 #6

Marine Le Pen, Geert Wilders, Nigel Farage... YoungDemCA Mar 2017 #9

PUTIN?! Bwahaha! If ANYBODY knows Trump is a porcine fool, it's PUTIN! No affection or respect! WinkyDink Mar 2017 #12

Putin neither likes nor respects Cheato. He just manipulates & uses him. nt tblue37 Mar 2017 #14

I think Putin holds him in disdain and sees as a fool Stinky The Clown Mar 2017 #15

Robert Mugabe: muriel_volestrangler Mar 2017 #16