As Putin eyes Ukraine invasion, Trump praises his actions as 'genius'
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As Vladimir Putin steers Russia toward an invasion of Ukraine, former President Donald Trump is praising the actions of the Russian president as "genius" and "savvy."
As Vladimir Putin steers Russia toward an invasion of Ukraine, former President Donald Trump is calling the actions of the Russian president "genius" and "savvy."
Trump's comments came Tuesday during an appearance on the conservative talk radio program "The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show," during which Trump praised the Russian president while simultaneously slamming President Joe Biden for the situation.
"You gotta say, that's pretty savvy," Trump said of Putin's decision to declare certain breakaway regions in Ukraine as independent, a move that has severely raised tensions on the Russian-Ukraine border. "And you know what the response was from Biden? There was no response. They didn't have one for that. No, it's very sad. Very sad."
"This is genius," Trump said. "Putin declares a big portion of the Ukraine ... Putin declares it as independent. Oh, that's wonderful."
