Putin's Pawn
Despite Trump comparing his investigations to Navalny's assassination, he still can't seem to connect the dots on why Putin is to blame.
On the 2016 campaign trail, Trump foreshadowed his fondness for Russia. Eight years later, he has come out advocating for closer ties with Moscow by doubling down on his anti-NATO, pro-Putin rhetoric. He can't seem to make himself criticize Putin because of his admiration for authoritarian leaders; despite comparing himself to a victim of authoritarian rule and censorship.
Former president Donald Trump, pictured during Tuesday's Fox News Channel town hall, said in a social media post Monday that the “sudden death” of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has “made me more and more aware of what is happening in our Country.” (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post)
Trump compares death of Putin critic Navalny to his legal troubles, Washington Post | 2/20/2024
By Patrick Svitek, Marianne LeVine and Isaac Arnsdorf
The episode has renewed debate about Trump’s coziness with Russia and drawn bipartisan criticism as he remains the Republican presidential front-runner
Jon studies Tucker Carlson's interview with Vladimir Putin in Russia for a lesson in speaking "of course" to power.