Russian
President Vladimir Putin has called on U.S. citizens to stop
disrespecting President Donald Trump, a trend that the Russian leader
called a symptom of a poor political system in the U.S.
Putin,
who U.S. officials have accused of swaying the 2016 U.S. presidential
race in Trump's favor, broke a streak of hostile diplomatic exchanges
between the two leading powers during a speech Thursday in order to
defend his former political ally from what he considers unfair criticism
at home. Speaking at the Valdai Discussion Club in Sochi, Putin again
denied any claims of Russian interference in last year's U.S. elections,
asserting that Trump "won honestly" and that he and his supporters have
behaved legitimately in response to the current U.S. political climate. Click here to donate for free tuition University Education for the poor and you will richly be blessed by God
"Inside
the country, disrespect is shown for him. This is a regrettable
negative component of the U.S. political system," Putin said,
according
to the state-run Tass Russian News Agency.
"One can argue but one can’t show disrespect, even not for him personally but for those people who voted for him," he added.
Putin
also defended Trump's nontraditional, sometimes controversial approach
to leading the country, calling the Republican's unpredictable decisions
a "reasonable response" to "great domestic resistance" that prevents
Trump from delivering on electoral promises. Trump has made similar
arguments, mostly blaming the media for what he considers to be an overtly negative portrayal of his administration.
Putin said
he believes "the president of the United States does not need any
advice because one has to possess certain talent and go through this
trial to be elected, even without having the experience of such big
administrative work."
On
the campaign trail and following his election last year, Trump
frequently expressed his desire to mend the political relationship
between the U.S. and Russia, which had been severely damaged during the
administration of President Barack Obama. Trump touted a number of views
that aligned him with the Kremlin, including dismissing the Western
military alliance NATO as "obsolete" and building a joint U.S.-Russia
effort to battle the Islamic State militant group (ISIS) and other
jihadi groups in Syria.
When
Trump came to office in January, however, mounting suspicions among
U.S. lawmakers and officials that Trump's campaign colluded with
Russia to discredit and defeat Democratic presidential candidate Hillary
Clinton forced him to largely disassociate himself from Putin. While no
evidence has been produced publicly to corroborate this theory, Trump's
administration has been plagued by series of high-level dismissals ever
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Trump's popularity has widely suffered as a result, making him the least popular president
since at least the 1940s, and possibly ever. Another poll in August
showed that, when asked the best solution to dealing with the president,
most respondents chose impeachment.
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