Is Putin a presidential role model for Trump?
To the Point
KCRW
4.4 • 583 Ratings
🗓️ 15 September 2016
⏱️ 53 minutes
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Summary
Unlike Republicans before him — or Democrats, for that matter — White House candidate Donald Trump has been full of praise for the President of Russia, Vladimir Putin. What's the attraction? And how is it resonating in this year's presidential campaign?
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| 0:38.7 | The American presidential nominee and the Russian strongman. |
| 0:45.9 | Hello again, I'm Armin Alney, and this is To the Point. |
| 0:48.7 | Donald Trump admires Vladimir Putin for what he calls strong leadership, especially compared to Barack Obama. |
| 0:54.9 | The president says strong leadership means cronyism, corruption, and censorship, while health care, education, |
| 1:00.2 | and the economy are in decline. But polls show many Republicans once warned by Ronald Reagan about |
| 1:05.8 | an evil empire now look more kindly on Russia under Putin's iron-fisted control. |
| 1:13.9 | We'll talk with the reporter who interviewed Putin for two hours. |
| 1:15.6 | What did he say about Donald Trump? |
| 1:17.9 | What about trying to manipulate American voters? |
| 1:20.7 | As Trump sings the praises of Russia's leader, |
| 1:25.9 | how strong is the appeal of Putin's authoritarian style to American voters? |
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