Republican Presidential nominee Donald Trump has showered Russian President Vladimir Putin with praise saying he is “a leader far more than our president [Obama] has been”
Trump said this when he and rival Hillary Clinton fielded questions from from military veterans the BBC reports.
This is even as the chief of the Pentagon accused Russia of sowing the seeds of global instability.
Quizzed by NBC host Matt Lauer on his previous complimentary remarks about Mr Putin, Mr Trump responded: “He does have an 82% approval rating.”
“I think when he calls me brilliant I’ll take the compliment, ok?” Trump said.
He said Mr Putin had “great control over his country”.
Mr Trump also suggested that he would get along with Putin if elected in November.
The property magnate recently drew sharp criticism when he urged Russia to dig up the emails that Mrs Clinton deleted from her email server.
Mrs Clinton, meanwhile, defended her judgment despite her email scandal.
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