Both Putin and Trump have nationalistic bents
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Posted On: 01/15/2019 9:23:08 PM
Both Putin and Trump have nationalistic bents — Putin strongly promotes Russian nationalism, and Trump ran on a platform of making America great again and putting America first.
Trump has also directly praised Putin on several occasions. In September, Trump said Putin "has very strong control" over his country, and that, while he didn't like the Russian system of government, Putin has been more of a "leader" than Barack Obama was as US president.
The New Republic pondered in September why Trump seemed so attracted to Putin's politics:
"Putin's foreign policy is based on a forthright assertion of national interest even in defiance of international norms. As such, Putin is much closer than Obama to the type of foreign policy Trump has outlined. Further, Putin is an autocrat who can 'get things done' without worrying about approval from Congress or rejection from a Supreme Court.
"As Trump sees it, Putin has Made Russia Great Again. And given how Trump talks about achieving his own political goals — everyone will do what I say, trust me— it's clear that Putin is his model of leadership."
https://www.businessinsider.com/how-vladimir-...wer-2017-2
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