I've had some bigger fish to fry in life the last few weeks
I see that you continue to be tainted by your adoration for Trump.
Trump comes out and praises Putin at a time that he should be keeping his mouth shut.
Former White House official Olivia Troye has condemned "despicable" remarks by Donald Trump after he praised Vladimir Putin's military strategy.
Troye, a Homeland Security and counterterrorism adviser to former Vice President Mike Pence, hit out at Trump for calling Putin "very savvy" after the Russian president announced Moscow's recognition of the independence of two self-proclaimed republics in eastern Ukraine.
Putin made the declaration while stating that Russian troops will be sent to the regions under the guise of "peacekeeping operations."
While the White House and the EU described Putin's actions as a violation of international law and a pretext for an invasion, Trump said Putin's move was "genius" and "very savvy."
"I went in yesterday and there was a television screen, and I said, 'This is genius.' Putin declares a big portion of Ukraine… Putin declares it as independent. Oh, that's wonderful," Trump told The Clay Travis & Buck Sexton Show on Tuesday.
"I said, 'How smart is that?' And he's gonna go in and be a peacekeeper," Trump said. "We could use that on our southern border. That's the strongest peace force I've ever seen.
"Here's a guy who's very savvy," Trump added. "I know him very well. Very, very well."
In a tweet reacting to the comments, Troye said: "Absolutely despicable that Trump, his loyal pundits & many Republicans remain an asset & mouthpiece for Russian propaganda—Even more abhorrent that a fmr U.S. President would praise Putin's tyrannical actions on Ukraine & suggest them as a strategy for use on our Southern Border."
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