Donald Trump: Says American polling shows Russian President Vladimir Putin has "an 80 percent approval rating."

The Truth-o-Meter says: True | Donald Trump is right about Putin's popularity in Russia Russian President Vladimir Putin recently called Donald Trump "brilliant" and "talented," and Trump wears those compliments as a badge of honor. On NBC's Meet the Press on Dec. 20, host Chuck Todd asked the real estate mogul and Republican presidential front runner why he is so comfortable praising Putin, noting that Trump has called Putin a "strong leader." "He is a strong leader. What am I going to say, he's a weak leader?" Trump responded. "He's making mincemeat out of our president." Then Trump turned to his reliable measure of a person's success: the polls. "He's got ... >> More

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