'The Donald' believes the Russian leader addressed some hard truths about the president and American exceptionalism in 'tough, well-crafted' New York Times op-ed that made him look like a great leader
DONALD TRUMP: Well, he did say that, and that's what he said and that's what he's
been saying for the last three weeks. It was the poison gas and it was
the rebels that set it off. And they did that in order to get sympathy
and get help because they're obviously failing.
And -- but he also talks about the rebels as not being good people,
as being people that fought us and fought lots of other -- you know,that
fought the good. He makes them sound very bad. A lot of people happen
to agree with him on that.
And he talks about Syria in such a way that he really makes Syria
sound very reasoned and very good. So it's pretty tough for the United
States.
I will say this, very tough for the president to go out and get
Congress to go along when you read a letter like this because I really
think this letter had a very, very positive impact on Putin. And I think
it's very negative for the president and certainly for the United
States.
