Trump backer Gen. Michael Flynn snapped at MSNBC host Stephanie Ruhle Wednesday, telling her to stop criticizing the Trump campaign's hypothetical connections to Vladimir Putin. "Is Vladimir Putin, someone who has killed journalists and invaded Crimea, is that someone you respect?" she asked.



“Stop it with that kind of stuff,” Flynn demanded.



Ruhle asked, “Stop it with what? Stop it with what?”



"How you’re describing a leader in the world that is, actually, that we have to deal with," Flynn responded. "We’re dealing with him right now."



"We cannot make Russia an enemy," the general continued. "Russia is a nation that is deeply involved in the Middle East right now... we have 5,000 of our own troops there... Russia is involved, we have to figure out ways to work with them, and not make them an enemy."