If you want to deal with your enemies, you have to be able to honestly assess the strengths and weaknesses. Anyone without an agenda to push could see that that’s what Trump was engaging in, especially with regards to he remarks about Kim Jong Un. He hasn’t minced words that he’s a dangerous nut job.
With Putin, same thing, except in his case, Trump has tried to make the case that it might be wrong to assume that Russia is our enemy, at least in every situation, and that it might be worth pursuing some common ground.
Reasonable statements to any reasonable person, but scandalous if you’re someone desperately trying to score some cheap political points.
“Reasonable statements to any reasonable person, but scandalous if you’re someone desperately trying to score some cheap political points.”
Low hanging fruit. It is what short people go for when they fail as hunters.