Posted on 03/09/2022 5:19:51 AM PST by lowbridge
Former White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham said on Tuesday that former President Donald Trump both feared and admired Russian President Vladimir Putin.
"Honestly, I think he feared him. I think he was afraid of him. I think the man intimidated him," Grisham said during an appearance on "The View," when asked about Trump's impression of Putin.
"I also think he admired him greatly," Grisham said. "I think he wanted to be able to kill whoever spoke out against him."
"In my experience with him, again, I'll just say — he loved the dictators. He loved the people who could kill anyone, including the press," she added. In 2017, The Washington Post reported on 10 vocal critics of Putin who had died violently or under suspicious circumstances.
Grisham also slammed Trump, positing that he would be hiding instead of fighting for his country if he were in a similar situation as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. The Ukrainian leader has won widespread admiration for his decision to remain in Ukraine amid Russia's invasion, as well as his bold speeches directed at Putin and Moscow.
"I just want to say this. In watching all of this, with Zelensky — Donald Trump would be 57 feet below ground hiding. And Zelensky is out there fighting for his country, and I just think that's great," Grisham said.
Grisham is one of the dozens of former Trump officials looking to thwart their former boss during the 2022 midterm elections and the 2024 presidential race.
(Excerpt) Read more at businessinsider.com ...
Where's my check?
Business Insider has always been pretty far left.
just another example of REALLY BAD JUDGEMENT picking people to surround yourselves with. I pray for profound discernment for Trump in the future that he (or his wife) never do this again.
She “thinks” he did and she “thinks” Trump wanted to be able to kill anyone.
Biden would do well to adopt the old mantra - keep your friends close and your enemies closer. Worked beautifully for Trump. Instead he projects weakness and fragility and you see how that plays out.
Bolton might get the same recollection.
What a terrible misleading headline, there is nothing in this article but pure conjecture and hyperbole.
“I think”, “I also think”, “in MY experience”, “I’ll just say”, “I just want to say this”,
Pure lies from yet another grifter pushed by far Left Business Insider.
A look at her history shows her to be a paid shill. She’s always looking for the next payout.
She seems rather simple, how did she end up in the Trump Whitehouse?
“Honestly, I think he feared him. I think he was afraid of him. I think the man intimidated him,” Grisham said during an appearance on “The View,” when asked about Trump’s impression of Putin.”
“ Trump announces strikes on Syria following suspected chemical weapons attack by Assad forces”. NBC News (Trump attacks Russian ally with Russian troops on the ground)
“ How a 4-Hour Battle Between Russian Mercenaries and U.S. Commandos Unfolded in Syria” New York Times (Trump led US forces obliterate Russian mercs)
“ Nord Stream 2: Trump approves sanctions on Russia gas pipeline” BBC (Trump puts a stop on Putin’s moneymaker)
Does not sound like Trump was very intimidated or afraid.
God these people are Weasels
Yes. CoS or Press Secretary or maybe both. Ugh.
Arizona cesspool - read her bio in Wikipedia and even that normally subdued information will tell you all you need to know. Just another ‘great hire’ by the Trump team.
Kudos for the other poster here that mentioned looking at bio - train wreck is an understatement.
I pray that the elections matter…iow, are legitimate and not rigged. It’s our only chance of stopping what seems inevitable. The end of America.
Over and over again I have to ask why Trump made such dreadful picks? It becomes obvious people supposedly on his side were doing their best to tank him. Should a 2024 term become reality his motto should be “Trust no one.” and proceed from that guiding principle.
Lying shrew.
“How can I help deflect attention away from the biolabs and the general dumpster fire that is your foreign policy?”
“Say something bad about Trump.”
“Like what?”
“Make something up. You know, like the election results.”
It seems choosing staff is a skill Trump needs to work on.
Fear is caution, care is worry, when one says “take care” the meaning has been SKEWED to mean ‘have a sense of situational awareness.’ Unfortunately the term “take care” doesn’t mean that at all.
The term “take care” comes from the meaning careworn, meaning to worry. When somebody invokes the “take care” what is actually being said is to be worried, be frightfully paranoid, develope hysteria and illness from such a disposition.
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