Trump Calls Putin’s Ukraine Moves “Genius” Because He’s a Sick Man Who Hates Democracy

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For many weeks now, Republican lawmakers have been criticizing Joe Biden for supposedly being too weak to stop Vladimir Putin’s actions in Ukraine, which on Tuesday the White House officially declared an “invasion.” It’s a peculiar stance for conservatives to take given that Donald Trump spent four years acting like the Putin was his boss, and on Tuesday, literally praised the Russian president and called his actions in Ukraine “genius.” No, really!

During an interview with a conservative radio show, the former president was asked, according to a transcript published Tuesday: “This White House is stating that this is an ‘invasion.’ That’s a strong word. What went wrong here? What has the current occupant of the Oval Office done that he could have done differently?” Naturally, Trump’s initial response was to claim that Biden erred by moving into the White House on January 20, 2021, after stealing the election. “What went wrong was a rigged election,” Trump told hosts Clay Travis and Buck Sexton, “and what went wrong is a candidate that shouldn’t be there and a man that has no concept of what he’s doing.” After getting that out of the way, he proceeded to applaud Putin for his tactical brilliance.

“I went in yesterday and there was a television screen, and I said, ‘This is genius.’ Putin declares a big portion of the Ukraine—of Ukraine. Putin declares it as independent. Oh, that’s wonderful. So, Putin is now saying, ‘It’s independent,’ a large section of Ukraine. I said, ‘How smart is that?’ And he’s gonna go in and be a peacekeeper. That’s the strongest peace force. We could use that on our southern border. That’s the strongest peace force I’ve ever seen. There were more army tanks than I’ve ever seen. They’re gonna keep peace all right. No, but think of it. Here’s a guy who’s very savvy, I know him very well. Very, very well.”

“Genius.” “Wonderful.” “Very savvy.” As a reminder, these are words Trump is using to describe a man people are legitimately worried is going to start World War III. While the whole thing is completely insane, it is not actually surprising given not only Trump’s well-documented affection for Putin but his disdain for democracy and Democratic presidents. Can an interview in which Trump claims Putin’s invasion is “the best, most terrific invasion” he’s ever seen be far behind? We’ll just have to wait and see!

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newfrontier58 on February 23rd, 2022 at 06:05 UTC »

That interview, I forgot how much Trump really does not answer questions, for one. Like he was asked "what should the the Biden administration have done instead?"(heavily paraphrased), and his first response was saying the 2020 election was rigged. And then there is the incoherent paragraph after:

“I went in yesterday and there was a television screen, and I said, ‘This is genius.’ Putin declares a big portion of the Ukraine—of Ukraine. Putin declares it as independent. Oh, that’s wonderful. So, Putin is now saying, ‘It’s independent,’ a large section of Ukraine. I said, ‘How smart is that?’ And he’s gonna go in and be a peacekeeper. That’s the strongest peace force. We could use that on our southern border. That’s the strongest peace force I’ve ever seen. There were more army tanks than I’ve ever seen. They’re gonna keep peace all right. No, but think of it. Here’s a guy who’s very savvy, I know him very well. Very, very well.”

I am once again sure that if he'd won reelection or somehow convinced more Republicans to go along with his plans to overthrow the election, we'd all be dead already.

gob384 on February 23rd, 2022 at 04:23 UTC »

"We could use those troops at the southern border"

Remember, Trump called the Tiananmen Square massacre a great display of strength by the Chinese Government.

Edit This is real

You can scroll down to the Q&A portion and you will see a question about China. Using the primary source for full context.

PlacentaOnOnionGravy on February 23rd, 2022 at 03:39 UTC »

Asked if nukes could stop a hurricane

Suggested 'raking leaves' prevents forest fires

Suggested "windmills"(turbines) cause cancer.

Said Climate Change is a Chinese Hoax

Was a prolific anti-vaxxer

Fueled a racist conspiracy theory that Obama was born in Kenya

Said he would run into a school unarmed to stop a school shooting

Proposed an "alligator moat" at the border

Stared directly at a solar eclipse

Tried to buy Greenland

Directed the EPA to investigate toilets

Threatened to deny emergency funding for deadly California wildfires, despite the majority of fires being on federal land

Autographed bibles during a visit to a disaster zone.

Posted a photoshopped photo of his head over Greta Thunberg's Time magazine cover because he was jealous of a teenager

Claimed (without evidence) 3-5 million illegal ballots cost him the popular vote.

Extended a hurricane forecast with a sharpie because he couldn't admit he made a mistake on Twitter

Some quotes for good measure:

"Women, you have to treat them like shit."

"Nobody respects women more than I do."

"Nobody loves the bible more than me."

“I’m the least racist person you’ll find anywhere in the world.”

"There’s nobody that’s done so much for equality as I have"

"Nobody’s ever been more successful than me."

"There's nobody bigger or better at the military than I am."

"Nobody in the history of this country has ever known so much about infrastructure as Donald Trump."

"Nobody knows more about trade than me"

“Nobody knows more about taxes than I do, maybe in the history of the world.”

“I know more about renewables than any human being on earth.”

"I know tech better than anyone"

"This is the only musical: the mouth. And hopefully the brain attached to the mouth. Right? The brain, more important than the mouth, is the brain. The brain is much more important."

"Sorry losers and haters, but my I.Q. is one of the highest -and you all know it! Please don't feel so stupid or insecure, it's not your fault"

“I’m very highly educated. I know words; I have the best words.”

"Actually, throughout my life, my two greatest assets have been mental stability and being, like, really smart"

"I think that would qualify as not smart, but genius....and a very stable genius at that!"

"I am the chosen one."

"I think I'm much more humble than you would understand."