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One question, posed by Peter Baker of the New York Times, referenced a recent interview Putin gave the Financial Times, in which the Russian president said the "liberal idea" has "outlived its purpose" and "become obsolete." Baker asked Trump if he agreed with Putin that "western-style liberalism" is obsolete and no longer relevant to today's world.
"I don't know what they're thinking, but he does see things that are happening in the United States that would probably preclude him from saying how wonderful it is," Trump responded. "I'm very embarrassed by what I see in some of our cities where the politicians are either afraid to do something about it or they think it's votes." Trump added that the federal government may need to intervene in cities that are being run by an "extraordinary group of liberal people" because you "don't want it to spread."
The president's response drew criticism from people on Twitter. They largely pointed out that the president seemed to confuse "liberal," as in the beliefs of the politically left in America, with "liberalism," the dominant ideology of western governments.
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Adam Serwer, a staff writer at The Atlantic, contrasted Trump's comment in response to Baker's question with his repeated claims that he's the smartest person in the room.
"Relatedly, one of the president's favorite taunts is claiming his vast intelligence dwarfs that of his critics," Serwer posted on Twitter.
Christine Pelosi, daughter of Democratic Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and author of Campaign Boot Camp, wrote on Twitter that Trump either didn't know or didn't care that Putin was referencing countries within the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, not people who are liberal.
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From what I’ve read of the Putin interview, Putin never said “western-style liberalism”; he said “liberalism” specifically in reference to illegal immigration.
Once again the New York Times is creating fake news.
From what I’ve read of the Putin interview, Putin never said “western-style liberalism”; he said “liberalism” specifically in reference to illegal immigration.
Once again the New York Times is creating fake news.
You may want to read the interview again.
Putin said directly, "What is happening in the West is...." Followed by his rant on liberalism. While he didn't specifically said "western-style liberalism", he first mentioned the West and then he gave his thoughts on their policy that he called liberalism.
Talk about trying to spread fake news. Putin very clearly was referring to liberalism that he said is happening in the West.
One reason he was elected is because his is NOT a politician.
Would you rather have this when she was asked, "What ar your accomplishments as Sec of State?"
“My accomplishments as Secretary of State? Well, I'm glad you asked! My proudest accomplishment in which I take the most pride, mostly because of the opposition it faced early on, you know… the remnants of prior situations and mindsets that were too narrowly focused in a manner whereby they may have overlooked the bigger picture and we didn’t do that and I’m proud of that. Very proud. I would say that’s a major accomplishment.”
Hillary Clinton 11-March-2014
Could someone please tell me what she just said? And that’s the best she could come up with!
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Does Trump know basic political terms? Some people are saying, “No!”
