Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) slammed Donald trump for praising Russian President Vladimir Putin’s plan to invade Ukraine.
“Former President Trump’s adulation of Putin today – including calling him a ‘genius’ – aids our enemies,” Cheney tweeted. “Trump’s interests don’t seem to align with the interests of the United States of America.”
On Monday, Putin signed a decree declaring Luhansk and Donetsk region in the eastern part of Ukraine as independent entities and announced he was sending Russian forces there to “maintain peace”.
In an interview on Clay Travis and Buck Sexton show, Trump praised the beginning of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, calling Putin’s move “genius.”
“I went in yesterday and there was a television screen, and I said, ‘This is genius.’ Putin declares a big portion of the Ukraine — of Ukraine. Putin declares it as independent. Oh, that’s wonderful,” Trump said.
He continued: “Putin is now saying, ‘It’s independent,’ a large section of Ukraine. I said, ‘How smart is that?’ And he’s gonna go in and be a peacekeeper. That’s strongest peace force… We could use that on our southern border. That’s the strongest peace force I’ve ever seen. There were more army tanks than I’ve ever seen. They’re gonna keep peace all right. No, but think of it. Here’s a guy who’s very savvy… I know him very well. Very, very well.”
