Trump Defended Putin Against Fox News Saying He Thinks America Does "Plenty Of Killing"
Trump Defended Putin Against Fox News Saying He Thinks America Does "Plenty Of Killing"
In a recent interview with Bill O'Reilly on Fox News, Donald Trump defended the actions of Russian president Vladimir Putin, whom O'Reiller called "a killer." Who do you agree with?
In a recent interview with Bill O'Reilly on Fox News, Donald Trump defended the actions of Russian president Vladimir Putin, whom O'Reiller called "a killer." Who do you agree with?
In a recent interview with Bill O'Reilly on Fox News, Donald Trump defended Putin to the the television host after O'Reilly called Russian president Vladimir Putin "a killer," saying:
There are a lot of killers. You think our country's so innocent?
Donald Trump
Fox News, February 5, 2017
Trump went on to discuss how there's a lot of killing going on in America and the world currently, saying:
I think our country does plenty of killing also, Joe, so you know. There's a lot of stupidity going on in the world right now, a lot of killing, a lot of stupidity.
Donald Trump
Fox News, February 5, 2017
Putin's spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, demanded an apology from O'Reilly and Fox News on their statement about Putin being a killer but left Trump alone, saying:
We think that such words from a correspondent of the Fox News network are unacceptable, offensive, and we would, honestly, prefer to receive apologies from such a respected TV company.
Dmitry Peskov
CNN, February 6, 2017
If you would like to watch the portion of the interview in which O'Reilly and Trump discuss Putin, you can see it here:
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So, now, what we would like to know is...
Do you think Donald Trump should defend Vladimir Putin?
Do you think Donald Trump should defend Vladimir Putin?
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