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Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton interrupted BBC Berlin correspondent Jessica Parker to assert President Donald Trump had “never criticized” Russian President Vladimir Putin during an interview posted to YouTube on Tuesday.
Trump wrote that Putin had “gone absolutely CRAZY” and was “needlessly killing a lot of people” during the Russia-Ukraine war in a May 25 Truth Socialpost. Yet when Parker noted Trump had occasionally “criticized” Putin, Clinton claimed it was a verified fact that he had not.
“He is very enamored of Vladimir Putin, who is a brutal dictator,” Clinton said, prompting Parker to note Trump’s criticism of the Russian leader.
“Donald Trump has never criticized Putin,” Clinton claimed. “You can go back.”
Parker noted Trump had specifically been critical of Putin’s “handling” of Russia’s war with Ukraine.
“No, no. You can go back and look — because many of us have done it — looking for one moment,” the former secretary of state said. “You know, he said, ‘Come on, he needs to solve this.’”
Trump also criticized Putin during a July 8 cabinet meeting, Reutersreported.
“I’m not happy with Putin. I can tell you that much right now,” the president said, highlighting the high death toll of the war, the outlet reported.
“We get a lot of bullshit thrown at us by Putin … He’s very nice all the time, but it turns out to be meaningless,” Trump said, according to Reuters.
Source: The Vigilant Fox
