Although Donald Trump’s comments about Vladimir Putin and the DNC email scandal have caused quite the media frenzy in recent days – the two aren’t exactly unlikely bedfellows.
Back in 2007, Trump praised Putin and the Kremlin for “rebuilding Russia” – he also applauded Putin’s controversial 2013 New York op-ed that disparaged “American exceptionalism.” And while Democrats have only recently called foul on Trump’s soft spot for the Kremlin, former presidential hopeful and fellow Republican John Kasich picked up on the Trump-Putin love-hate relationship almost a year ago.
Kasich’s campaign released the spot “Make Tyranny Great Again” back in December – well before Trump became the Republican Party’s presidential nominee. The ad is a spoof of a newscast that takes place in the future and opens with a somber narrator announcing that Trump has chosen Putin as his vice presidential running mate.
“The decision would be illegal and unconstitutional but not unexpected in light of Mr. Trump’s pro-Putin rhetoric,” the narrator says. “Trump promised that the dictatorial duo would quote ‘make tyranny great again.’”
Kasich’s ad ultimately failed to convince Republican voters of Trump’s “tyrannical” tendencies – he pulled out of the race in mid-May after The Donald managed to secure 1,237 delegates.
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Back in 2007, Trump praised Putin and the Kremlin for “rebuilding Russia” – he also applauded Putin’s controversial 2013 New York op-ed that disparaged “American exceptionalism.” And while Democrats have only recently called foul on Trump’s soft spot for the Kremlin, former presidential hopeful and fellow Republican John Kasich picked up on the Trump-Putin love-hate relationship almost a year ago.
Kasich’s campaign released the spot “Make Tyranny Great Again” back in December – well before Trump became the Republican Party’s presidential nominee. The ad is a spoof of a newscast that takes place in the future and opens with a somber narrator announcing that Trump has chosen Putin as his vice presidential running mate.
“The decision would be illegal and unconstitutional but not unexpected in light of Mr. Trump’s pro-Putin rhetoric,” the narrator says. “Trump promised that the dictatorial duo would quote ‘make tyranny great again.’”
Kasich’s ad ultimately failed to convince Republican voters of Trump’s “tyrannical” tendencies – he pulled out of the race in mid-May after The Donald managed to secure 1,237 delegates.
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