Posted on 02/24/2022 5:49:47 PM PST by karpov
On the cusp of Vladimir Putin’s act of naked aggression against the sovereign country of Ukraine, the most important Republican in the country praised the Russian autocrat for his “genius.”
Former President Donald Trump’s comments were another instance of his shockingly favorable and morally bankrupt statements about Vladimir Putin over the years.
Asked in a radio interview what had gone wrong that Putin recognized the independence of two Ukrainian breakaway regions on President Biden’s watch, Trump couldn’t muster one remotely appropriate sentiment.
He immediately cited “the rigged election” of 2020, an obsession of his that is so all-consuming, it makes Ahab look uninterested in the White Whale by comparison.
He characterized the recognition of the regions that Russian separatists claim as “wonderful” and “smart,” never mind that it was a transparently cynical step to create a pretext for war.
He said the so-called peacekeepers Putin had ordered into the regions were “the strongest peace force” and we could use it on our southern border.
He called Putin “a very savvy” guy — which is one way to put it — and bragged of knowing him “very, very well.”
It would have been a shoddy performance from a backbench congressman or a commentator, but Trump is the former leader of the free world. He’s never going to feel constrained by that role the way, say, George H.W. Bush did, but he shouldn’t sound like he could be an anchor on RT, either.
Putin is a brutal killer whose cynicism has been on blatant display the last few weeks. He seeks to reverse the West’s victory in the Cold War and drastically diminish US influence in Europe, toward the ultimate end of tag-teaming with China to end the American-created international order.
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Rich Lowry...never mind.
I don’t give a rat’s a** what Rich Lowry thinks. He is one of the original Never Trump jerks at the National Review. He is one of the little Billy Kristol grifters.
Well, yes.
Hitler was extremely brilliant, Genius even. If that offends someone, they are intellectually and morally bankrupt. Hitler was also extraordinarily evil.
Shove it up your 0bama hole, Rich!
Friends of Dorothy.
Like a lib, out of context. But Rich is too stupid to know.
Joined December 18, 2021. Pro putin propaganda posted constantly.
The troll mills in Sankt Petarsburg don’t know how to do subtlety.
Is this Rich Lowry lecturing us on moral bankruptcy?
Really?
I don’t think people are pro-Putin as much as they understand why he’s doing what he’s doing. You have to admit this has been coming for 20 years.
All neocons are faggots
That’s right....unfortunately FR is not exactly open to differing views of the facts. Both sides have them but very hard to discuss on Fr as once we did.
President Trump was using sarcasm.
I’m so glad to read this. I can’t believe NYPost printed this garbage.
If Putin were progressive, we could call him dummkopf.
Ask not for whom the Prez trolls,
He trolls for thee!
( Ask not for whom the bell tolls
It tolls for thee!)
"“You have to respect your enemy. Never, ever underestimate them. The second you do, they’ll squash you. Be smart about them. Respect their abilities, even if they don’t respect yours.” .....James Patterson
You forgot Putin didn’t open our southern border WIDE and just let EVERYONE in!! Putin didn’t do anything to us at all!!
STFU Rich Lowry……you POS NEVER TRUMPER!! Go cry on Liz Cheney’s shoulder she will be all ears!! The rest of us don’t give a crap what you have to say YOU NEOCON!!!
I see Deep State’s enemediot myrmidons still trying to gin up a game of lets-you-and-him-fight between Trump and his supporters.
Note where this one is coming from, folks.
Keep it in mind the next time you watch Tucker Carlson.
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