Trump Again Calls Putin ‘Smart’ and Blames Biden for Invasion
- Former president gives keynote address at annual CPAC event
- Trump has praised Putin as ‘savvy’ while others in GOP condemn
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Donald Trump stood by his widely criticized praise of Vladimir Putin this week in a speech to conservative voters, even as Western nations tightened sanctions on the Russian leader for his continued assault on Ukraine.
In a speech Saturday to the Conservative Political Action Conference in Orlando, the former U.S. president tried to put into context comments earlier this week that were largely panned, when he called Putin’s moves ahead of the Ukraine invasion “savvy” and “genius.”