[SamAdams76]

How can we expect Trump to handle Putin if he can’t handle the Washington Post?

That's lame. And you would be arguing that Trump is a "pushover" if he continued to allow the WP to cover him dishonestly.

George W. Bush never fought back against his critics and allowed them to define him. As a result, GWB is a laughingstock and he gets no respect. A man who allows himself to be bullied and doesn't defend himself gets no respect.

[Theodore R.]

George W. Bush never fought back against his critics and allowed them to define him. As a result, GWB is a laughingstock and he gets no respect. A man who allows himself to be bullied and doesn't defend himself gets no respect.

So true, GWB took bad advice on that front, but from whom?