"It is all rather confounding — unless Mr. Trump is simply eyeing postelection business interests..." - Donald Trump’s Campaign Stands By Embrace of Putin
"It is all rather confounding — unless Mr. Trump is simply eyeing postelection business interests — for congressional Republicans, who evince little doubt that Moscow was behind the hack of the Democratic National Committee. On Thursday, they volunteered the sort of hard-edged criticism of Mr. Putin more typical of conservatives discussing an adversary of the United States." Donald Trump’s Campaign Stands By Embrace of Putin Friday September 9 th , 2016 at 5:37 AM 1 Share In the forum, Mr. Trump said of Mr. Putin that he had been a leader “far more than our president,” and he praised Mr. Putin’s firm grip on Russia. And after Mr. Lauer highlighted Mr. Putin’s record, Mr. Trump shot back, “But do you want me to start naming some of the things that President Obama does at the same time?” Such talk is a remarkable break from the traditional boundaries of American political speech. And, as with his past provocations, Mr. Trump onc