During a fawning interview with donald trump, foxnews host mark levin asked the former president about his relationships with world leaders who were “genocidal maniacs.”
Trump’s response? “The tougher they were, the better I got along with them.”
Levin asked the question during an interview to promote Trump’s new book, “Letters to Trump,” a collection of 150 private letters sent to him by international leaders, celebrities and other prominent figures.
Pointing to the “fascinating letters” Trump had received from leaders including Russian President Vladimir Putin, Chinese President Xi Jinping and North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un, Levin said he had noticed “a common thread.”
“You had a personal relationship with each of these leaders, whether they were genocidal maniacs, whether they were elected, like (Shinzo Abe) of Japan,” Levin said. “And I want to get into some of this. What would you say is your foreign policy? Because I think people continue to project into their foreign policy what they think they want people to think is their foreign policy.”
Trump responded: “It was a very personal relationship and, you know, a bit of a weird situation. The tougher they were, the better I got along with them.”
“And that’s probably a good thing because it was the tough ones that had the big and powerful countries, the ones that can cause destruction,” he added.
As president, Trump was known for his deference to authoritarian leaders while alienating America’s allies. He routinely celebrates the close relationships he shared with Xi, Kim and Putin. who is wanted by the International Criminal Court on war crimes charges. In another recent fox news interviewTrump called the three men “front line,” calling Xi a “brilliant man” and Kim and Putin “very smart.”
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