No, killing the citizens who dare question you is not the sign of a good leader. And when you kill those who oppose you, the poll numbers you take tend to give you high approval numbers.
Via Free Beacon:
Republican frontrunner Donald Trump said Friday that he appreciated Russian president Vladimir Putin’s endorsement of him in spite of his aggression against other countries and reported violence against political foes, saying “at least he’s a leader.”
Putin praised Trump this week as “bright and talented,” and Trump released a statement of gratitude about the former KGB agent. Upon calling into MSNBC’s Morning Joe, Trump was asked again about the warm words.
“When people call you brilliant, it’s always good, especially when the person heads up Russia,” Trump said.
“Well, also it’s a person who kills journalists, political opponents and invades countries,” host Joe Scarborough said. “Obviously, that would be a concern, would it not?”
“He’s running his country, and at least he’s a leader, you know, unlike what we have in this country,” Trump said.
“Again, he kills journalists that don’t agree with him,” Scarborough said.
“Well, I think our country does plenty of killing also, Joe, so, you know,” Trump said. “There’s a lot of stupidity going on in the world right now, Joe. Lot of killing going on, a lot of stupidity, and that’s the way it is. But you didn’t ask me the question. You asked me a different question, so that’s fine.”
“I’m confused,” Scarborough said. “You obviously condemn Vladimir Putin killing journalists and political opponents, right?”
Humorously, co-host Mika Brzezinski nodded her head imploringly while Scarborough asked that question, as if hoping that Trump would not hedge on the seemingly obvious answer.
“Oh, sure,” Trump said. “Absolutely.”