Transcript for Trump Says Putin Is a Better Leader Than President Obama

As night. Donald Trump took the stage separately at a form filled with the US military veterans let. Chalk used the opportunity to praise the leadership of Russian president Vladimir boat but thank it. If he shows great things about me I'm it was a great things about him I've already said. He is really very much of a leader I mean you can say always not a terrible thing he called me the man has. Very strong control over a country not to very different system and I don't happen to like the system. But certainly in that system he's been a leader far more than our president has been a leader we have a divided country. I. Okay. Cook a couple of good. I didn't say good. Well I think it's we have checks and balances this country we have a constitution. The Russians don't have such a thing when he button when he said I how are gonna go need for a second fat. But he said. He doesn't agree with everything that he says in dad's first country and I would say that beat Russian people would not agree with olive. Putin's policies but I can tell you that. The majority of the Russian people feel saint. That when someone comes to attack and potent stands up for that country nobody messes with rush and nobody wants joke and the people feel good I have only that was in Russia I can say that they go. I have my back and so when I can't trump say something like that I think he admires the personality that Putin has to defend his country. Which we have been viewed as I wish he I was ahead as well we have not been weakened the last eight years because we're still here. And I would say about Putin. As I would talk to the Russian Jews and see how they feel about pollutants Jihad say. But you know he's entitled to isn't this man said nice things about him get mentions that a potent has out what is it 892%. Approval rating of 82% approval rating like that means something and rise Asha. The polls of Russia I'm is he talking about polish people hours it took about polls because that they because the dictatorship that is Putin is controlling the polls are kind. The need has no represent. I did people have no representation in Russia. People have no right to rush to the commitment. To human rights violations listen Donald Trump. If you're gonna praise everybody who has something nice to say about you what happens that's when the dictators around the world come out and say well we like what Donald Trump did today is is the president of the potential president of the United States of America they gonna have their back. Yeah nice things about who and who doesn't deserve it somebody taking and I thought it. I'm proud of our military is a disgrace to this it's a disgrace in my opinion. Well yesterday we talked about moderator scala now in all candidates for stuff like Aniston and it. Do you think based on what you saw yesterday that he was challenged another that meant he challenged. Chop enough or do you think he was harder on Hillary are him once and even his hollering harder on Hillary at. If any thing that goes against Hillary there's going to be a problem for eager to stop you were too hard I think he as a journalist knows that she is a a concrete candidate. And can handle those questions with trump you have to lead through the means to get through the marsh then. Up to the sports I'd like I don't know I you have to find date yet does you know so I think what he had to then he got there yeah. Way yeah. Kind of like I got my comment. A commitment and it has come but I just feel like there wasn't any problem and I think a gain it's the female card that. Where some consciously playing all the time when it comes to things like this are you being to partner but she can handle watching handle it White House did I think. I think. Yesterday about half a moderated I'm not going to question the validity of the veracity of what these candidates say in other words when their life. I got a fact check so I'm so put a tramp comes out and says that he was against the Iraq War well. It's highly documented that he was for the Iraq War before he said he was against. So he lied right here in front of all of that militant all those military people in front of the American people yet again. He and that that would did not call him on it like I think he didn't like it didn't do it yes. You tell me it's why do I know I I am not Margaret Colin on a lot of wind winds from yes at the meat could not account for not found that he did column on want. When he said you know what is your military plan to be ICS and Eagles I don't have a plan right now I'm gonna get these people late and they went back and said so you have people but you don't have a plane no lavatory he won back. What happens is trot back pedals and back petals and confuses year. Still they and you have to like go to the next question is you don't even know what you're talking about my. We talked yesterday though I think joining seven point about the role of the moderator I think if you have a candidate on record that was a great example the Iraq War you have a candidate on record as having said something specifically about their stamp on an issue whether it's the Republican candidate or the Democrats make. That's an opportunity where you have to interject herself because that is a matter of public record of then you gonna have journalists across the ideological spectrum that are gonna say he said this it's it's in video awards in testimony. It's your job to bring it forth and that's not an issue where he's gonna be in a people are gonna say all he signed with one candidate other know he's siding with that candidates former statement that he or she may if that's perfectly legit for me in and I know it's it's kind of amazing when all six the journalists that are out there get together and say hey we gotta pay attention as Alice six up.

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