On Wednesday, Trump released a statement in which he parsed the semantics of using the word 'genius' when referring to Putin's military strategy.
, former President Donald Trump has sought to explain his glowing appraisal of the Russian leader's moves leading up to the war.
"The Fake News is also saying I called Putin a 'genius,' when actually, and to be precise, I called his build-up on the Ukraine border before the war started genius because I assumed he would easily be able to negotiate a great deal with Russia," Trump said in the written statement.who seems likely to run for president again in 2024, did not explain why he had praised Putin for seeking to leverage the threat of military conflict to undermine Western interests.
Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, offers a 2018 World Cup soccer ball to then-President Donald Trump in Helsinki. "I went in yesterday and there was a television screen, and I said, 'This is genius.' Putin declares a big portion of the Ukraine — of Ukraine — Putin declares it as independent. Oh, that's wonderful," Trump
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