“Donald Trump is not qualified to be president because he's not qualified to deal with Vladimir Putin.” PresidentDealsTrumpQualifiedPutin Author:Jeb Bush
“Roger Ailes said, we learned from a secret back channel that the ayatollah and Putin both intend to treat Donald Trump unfairly when they meet with him if he becomes president.” IfsSaidPresidentSecretTrumpTreatsPutinRoger Author:Michel Martin
“Donald Trump's views on Vladimir Putin, I think, are troubling. And I don't think he fundamentally understands exactly who Vladimir Putin is or exactly what he's trying to do. So, these are the kinds of things that I think in detail you need to begin to understand.” ThinkingNeedsTryingKindViewsTrumpDetailsPutin Author:Marco Rubio
“I genuinely did not expect more than half our nation to choose to walk away from our long-term allies into the arms of our new friends Vladimir Putin, Marine Le Pen and Donald Trump. Or that they would do so without an economic plan, a trading strategy, or a credible leader, making the average Briton's future more uncertain than any time since the Blitz.” LongNationsTermWalksHalfLeaderPlansEconomicArmsTrumpStrategyAverageLong TermPensAlliesUncertainTradingMarinePutinCredibleNew FriendsBlitzBritons Author:Brian Reade
“When it comes to trade, when it comes to standing up to countries like North Korea, when it comes to standing up to guys like Vladimir Putin, Donald Trump is not a conservative.” CountryGuyTrumpStandingTradeConservativeKoreaPutinNorth Korea Author:Bret Stephens
“We know that Donald Trump has shown a very troubling willingness to back up [Vladimir] Putin, to support Putin, whether it's saying that NATO wouldn't come to the rescue of allies if they were invaded, talking about removing sanctions from Russian officials after they were imposed by the United States and Europe together, because of Russia's aggressiveness in Crimea and Ukraine, his praise for Putin which is I think quite remarkable.” IfsThinkingKnowsStatesTogetherUnitedTalkingUnited StatesSupportTrumpEuropePraiseRussiaOfficialsRemarkableWillingnessAlliesRescuePutinUkraineSanctionsNatoAggressivenessCrimea Author:Hillary Clinton
“Donald Trump can say hey, did she [Hillary Clinton] short-circuit when she reset the relationship with Vladimir Putin and now Russia is, according to "The New York Times" article today, Russia is in control in Syria?” TodayNew YorkTrumpClintonRussiaHeyArticlesSyriaPutinNew York TimesCircuitsResetShort Circuit Author:Rudy Giuliani
“Look at it from [Vladimir] Putin's perspective, right. He's a trained intelligence officer, worked for the KGB, very talented, manipulated people much smarter than Donald Trump. He played this perfectly, right. He saw that Donald Trump wanted to be complimented.” PeopleLooksWantedSawsPerspectiveTrumpOfficersSmarterPutinKgbIntelligence Officers Author:Michael Morell
“[Vladimir Putin] complimented him. That led Donald Trump to then compliment Vladimir Putin and to defend Vladimir Putin's actions in a number of places around the world.” WorldActionNumbersTrumpAround The WorldComplimentPutin Author:Michael Morell
“Donald Trump didn't even understand, right, that [Vladimir] Putin was playing him. So, in Putin's mind, I have no doubt that Putin thinks that he's an unwitting agent of the Russian Federation, although Putin would never say that.” ThinkingMindDoubtTrumpAgentsNo DoubtPutinFederation Author:Michael Morell
“From Mr. [Donald] Trump's perspective, right, he simply heard [Vladimir] Putin compliment him. He then responded by complimenting him. He never thought that he might be being played.” MightHeardPerspectiveTrumpComplimentPutinBeing Played Author:Michael Morell
“But take the Russia issue. You open up the convention, and you have got a report that the Democratic Party has been hacked by the Russians, e-mails, the e-mails of the Democratic Party, which is a headline and words that you don't want, if you're Hillary Clinton's campaign.And Donald Trump immediately takes the story and basically steps on the advantage he has and say, well, the Russians, who am I to tell [Vladimir] Putin? You know, the Russians ought to come in and continue to hack our - and find out where the e-mails are.” IfsKnowsWantWellsHas BeensStoriesPartyStepsIssuesOughtTrumpAdvantageDemocraticClintonCampaignsRussiaReportsConventionsMailDemocratic PartyPutinHeadlinesHacksHacked Author:Mark Shields
“Putin is behaving in a very dangerous way. And Donald Trump sounds as though he would simply sit back and allow that to go on. I worry about where that would end up.” WayEndsSoundWorryDangerousGoes OnTrumpPutin Author:Paul Wolfowitz
“[Vladimir] Putin took a look at them [Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama] and said, I can push these guys around the world. These are children compared to me. Donald Trump is not a child.” WorldLooksChildrenSaidI CanGuyTrumpClintonAround The WorldBarackPutin Author:Rudy Giuliani
“Donald Trump is taking flak from the media, establishment republicans and all the democrats for merely stating the obvious and the truth: Vladimir Putin is much more of a leader than President Obama.” PresidentLeaderMediaTrumpRepublicanDemocratObviousPresident ObamaEstablishmentPutinStating The Obvious Author:Ted Nugent
“He [Vladimir Putin] will not be able to push Donald Trump around the world. Believe me.” WorldBelieveAbleTrumpAround The WorldBelieve In MePutin Author:Rudy Giuliani
“That's exactly what [Donald] Trump says, Putin is a great leader. We should love Putin. He has a high popular and everybody oh, fine, you guys - oh, that's terrific.” ShouldGuyLeaderFineTrumpTerrificGreat LeaderPutin Author:Eric Bolling
“I think where [Donald Trump] loses most hawkish republicans is when he talking about how much he likes [Vladimir] Putin. That should make any person who believe in the American exceptionalism, incredibly uncomfortable.” ThinkingShouldBelievePersonsLosesTalkingTrumpRepublicanLikesUncomfortablePutinExceptionalismAmerican Exceptionalism Author:John McCain
“[Vladimir] Putin supporting Bashar al-Assad, helping with the Syrian refugee crisis and, I think for any republican, he [Donald Trump] has got to stop saying this, because I was with him. I was with him and he said that, it was like, I'm out. I'm out. It's too crazy.” ThinkingSaidHelpingCrazyTrumpRepublicanCrisisAlsRefugeePutinAssadRefugee CrisisSyrian RefugeesBashar Al Assad Author:John McCain
“Donald Trump is much more suspicious of international institutions; much more skeptical of the contributions that America's traditional allies have made; more willing, in some cases, to entertain the possibility of getting along with countries who some would call an adversary, such as Mr. Putin's Russia.” MadeCountryAmericaCasesPossibilityWillingTrumpInstitutionsInternationalRussiaTraditionalContributionAlliesSuspiciousAdversariesSkepticalPutinGetting Along Author:Richard N. Haass
“I think Hillary Clinton is more suspicious, clearly tougher on Russian policy in Ukraine, Georgia, Syria; more willing to support sanctions; not against negotiating with Putin, but I would say tougher and more skeptical. And Donald Trump has talked about revisiting policy towards Ukraine, revisiting policy about sanctions towards Russia, not as quick to criticize Putin for what he might be up to in Syria and propping up the regime there - so just seems to be more open to the possibilities of working out some kind of a - I guess you'd call a modus vivendi with Putin.” ThinkingKindSeemsMightSupportPolicyPossibilityWillingTrumpClintonWork OutRussiaCriticizeRegimesSyriaSuspiciousSkepticalPutinUkraineSanctionsGeorgiaNegotiating Author:Richard N. Haass
“I was so shocked when Donald Trump publicly invited Putin to hack into Americans. That is just unacceptable.” TrumpShockedInvitedPutinHacks Author:Hillary Clinton
“I know Donald's [Trump] very praiseworthy of Vladimir Putin, but Putin is playing a really tough, long game here. And one of the things he's done is to let loose cyber attackers to hack into government files, to hack into personal files, hack into the Democratic National Committee. And we recently have learned that, you know, that this is one of their preferred methods of trying to wreak havoc and collect information.” KnowsTryingLongDoneGovernmentGamesInformationTrumpToughMethodDemocraticCommitteesFilesPutinHacksCyberHavocPraiseworthy Author:Hillary Clinton
“It's one of the reasons [Vladimir Putin invitation to U.S] why 50 national security officials who served in Republican information - in administrations have said that Donald [Trump] is unfit to be the commander- in-chief. It's comments like that that really worry people who understand the threats that we face.” PeopleSaidReasonFacesWorrySecurityInformationTrumpRepublicanThreatChiefsAdministrationOfficialsCommentNational SecurityInvitationsCommandersPutinCommander In Chief Author:Hillary Clinton
“Donald Trump, again and again, has praised Vladimir Putin and it's clear that he has business dealings with Russian oligarchs who are very connected to Putin.” ClearTrumpConnectedAgain And AgainPutinDealings Author:Tim Kaine
“America should really wonder about a President Trump, who had a campaign manager with ties to Putin, pro-putin elements in the Ukraine who had to be fired for that reason. They should wonder when Donald Trump is sitting down with Vladimir Putin, is it going to be America's bottom line, or is it going to be Donald Trump's bottom line he's going to be worried about with all of his business dealings. This would be solved if Donald Trump would release his tax returns as he's told the American public that he would do.” IfsShouldReasonWould BeAmericaPresidentLinesWonderReturnTrumpTaxesElementsSittingBottomCampaignsReleaseManagersWorriedTiesBottom LinePutinUkraineSitting DownDealingsTax Returns Author:Tim Kaine
“Donald Trump has been someone who has basically taken every position that Vladimir Putin has.” Has BeensTakenPositionTrumpPutin Author:John Podesta
“Donald Trump'd rather believe Vladimir Putin than the military and civilian intelligence professionals who are sworn to protect us.” BelieveMilitaryTrumpProtectCiviliansPutin Author:Hillary Clinton
“The New York Times carries as much weight as the FBI, and if the New York Times says there's nothing to see between Trump and Russia and Putin, then there's nothing to see.” IfsNew YorkTrumpWeightRussiaCarriePutinFbiNew York Times Author:Rush Limbaugh