IN a wide ranging interview with the butcher of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Trump, Chris Wallace straight out asked him if he has “kompromat” or compromising info on the president.
Here’s what he responded:
Russian President Putin: We don't have anything on them. #WallacePutinOnFox https://t.co/OqrOzjYveR pic.twitter.com/YrdXRGUTc9
— Fox News (@FoxNews) July 16, 2018
Putin called it absolutely nonsense, and explained why it was just logistically impossible to surveil so many businessmen including Trump back when he was in Russia. It’s almost like he knows how hard it is, because he’s tried! LOL!!
But, as I’ve argued before, it is simply unnecessary to use this rationale to explain Trump’s actions. He has shown that he loves dictators, strongmen and autocrats, over and over. He would be sympathetic to Putin simply because he is a murderous thug, and he seems to like that kind of power. No conspiracy necessary.
In this next one, Putin denies completely that the Russian gov’t tried to interfere in the election. Wallace shows him the Mueller indictment. He doesn’t even touch it.
Russian President Putin when pressed on his country's alleged interference in the U.S. elections and indictments against Russian nationals: Russia as a state has never interfered with the internal affairs of the United States. #WallacePutinOnFox https://t.co/OqrOzjYveR pic.twitter.com/EzEYyttOmu
— Fox News (@FoxNews) July 16, 2018
Putin also doesn’t seem to care about civilian casualties in Syria:
Russian President Putin on civilian causalities in Syria: Victims are inevitable and there [will] always be a question who's to blame. I think it is the terrorist groups who are to blame who destabilized this situation in the country. https://t.co/ftLPlwjjtE pic.twitter.com/sLjoOjlcSl
— Fox News (@FoxNews) July 16, 2018
And then he threatened NATO:
https://twitter.com/FoxNews/status/1018991121177948162Not that this is necessary, given Trump is heading towards dismantling NATO, but here Putin got to actually say something he actually believes as opposed to merely lying the whole time.