“Erdogan can. He’s respected by Russia. Ukraine, I can’t tell you about, but he is respected by Putin.”
This is pure Godfather mentality. For Trump, who happens to be the President of the United States of America, personal respect is all that matters—or rather, the appearance of respect. And appearances are not the same as the real thing. It’s pretty sickening when you think about it.
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