While both presidents worked hard and smart to protect our interests,Well, sadly, except for that blanket amnesty for illegals Reagan supporters pretend never happened.
I'll stand proudly behind my undisputed tag line for Trump to include Reagan's Presidency.
Me too. I'll stand behind both.
My point was that the "spin" in both instances leans toward exaggeration. The narrative in the original article has a slant that Trump kept Putin at bay because of threats/strength. In reality, Putin was never the evil attacker until he was provoked beyond reason. Maybe not for himself but to protect his country. After all, Russia has a long, long history of invasions from others.
Projecting strength probably played some part, but Trump established a dialog, and I think the two men respected one another. It's hard to do battle with someone you like and respect, and that seems true for both men.
By the way, the same is probably true of Reagan and Gorbachev.