"I was the apple of his eye." Trump discusses his unique relationship with the Butcher of Moscow,,.

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7. 'Useful American idiot' Trump facing furious backlash for boasting about Putin closeness

The concept that TFG is bragging about being a 'useful American idiot' amuses me. TFG was elected by Putin and was Putin's puppet when TFG was in office. Putin is hoping that TFG is re-elected so that TFG can give Putin Ukraine and finish destroying NATO.

Link to tweet

https://www.rawstory.com/trump-backlash-putin/

Donald Trump saying he was the "apple" of Vladimir Putin's eye is sparking some harsh criticism.

Trump, who has long been open about having a good relationship with the Russian president, reportedly said in a Fox interview that Putin never would have invaded Ukraine if he had been president. "I was the apple of his eye," the former president said in the interview.

The response was swift.....

Presidential historian Michael Beschloss took a more historical approach:

"Never heard Truman boast of being the 'apple' of Stalin’s eye," he said.

Ron Filipkowski, a former Republican, had an extremely simple response.

"Yeah, we know. Putin’s most useful American idiot," he wrote.