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 @ISIDEWITHNewsDonald TrumpDaily Discussion2024 PresidentialRepublicanJD VanceKamala HarrisVladimir PutinVice PresidentXi Jinping•••2yrs ago

Vance says ‘nothing wrong’ with Trump ‘complimenting’ leaders like Xi, Putin

Republican vice presidential candidate Sen.

JD Vance (R-Ohio) brushed off concerns about former President Trump’s praise for world leaders such as Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin, arguing there is “nothing wrong” with such remarks.

“I think that President Trump gets along with world leaders,” Vance responded. “And there’s nothing wrong with him complimenting them as people, if it makes him more effective diplomatically.”

“Oh no, it’s not actually, because you’re better able to lay down the law, like President Trump did, if you actually have a good relationship with people and they trust you to follow your word,” Vance said. “We have to remember that Democrats, including Kamala Harris, attacked Donald Trump for having a good relationship with Vladimir Putin”

“Well, when Donald Trump was president, Vladimir Putin didn’t invade another country. When Kamala Harris was vice president, he did,” Vance said.

“So maybe they should take a lesson from Trump’s … playbook about diplomatic legitimacy, because I think Donald Trump got a lot done because world leaders respected him.”

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7 Replies

 @EnlightenedRightDemocrat from California  commented…2yrs2Y

It’s going to be funny to watch this guy lose the presidential election. Get blamed for it completely by MAGA, then lose his senate seat and the prospect of ever being involved in governance ever again.

 @E1ectoralIkeDemocrat from New York  agreed…2yrs2Y

Mr. Maybelline is definitely a carbon copy of The Don and that is not a good thing. Keep talking JD. Keep talking.

 @ThirdPartyQuicheDemocrat from Illinois  commented…2yrs2Y

By calling them good people, Trump is endorsing their actions. Putin didn't need to invade Ukraine when Trump was in office because Trump was trying to destroy NATO which served Putin well. Only when Biden strengthened NATO did Putin invade to keep Ukraine from joining.

 @FreeTradeHaileyRepublicanfrom Michigan  disagreed…2yrs2Y

Going into Ukraine during Trumps first admin, and him doing nothing would have been really bad politics. Since the plan was 2 consecutive terms, everything would go down in the second term, when Trump would have absolutely no political considerations and do what he felt like.

 @OptimisticPuddingGreen from Ohio  commented…2yrs2Y

First, Putin has always had his sights on reunifying the old Russia. Trumps loss only made it more difficult. If Trump wins he will pull all US support and assets in a heartbeat.

 @ISIDEWITHasked…2yrs2Y

Should the effectiveness of a leader's foreign policy be judged by their personal rapport with other world leaders, or by the outcomes of their policies?

 @ISIDEWITHasked…2yrs2Y

Can expressing admiration for leaders of different political or moral standings compromise a leader's values, or is it a strategic move?

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