Can you believe Donald Trump is not the only president who thinks Vladimir Putin is intelligent?

[noless10in]

That's right even the chosen one for the Democratic party agrees Putin is a smart man.

[abc3643]

No one is denying Putin is intelligent. I certainly believe he is and I am sure all the US presidents have believed so too. Just because they don't say it, doesn't mean they don't think it.

Trump says a lot of things, doesn't he? He doesn't know when to keep his mouth shut... like announcing that all you have to do is "grab 'em by the pussy" or making absurd weather reports about hurricanes.

I'm not saying Trump is an idiot - he's certainly not about human nature - but his own narcissism is his undoing that he lives the adage:
"Better to be believed to be a fool than to open your mouth and remove everyone's doubts about it."

[Anonymous]

Weird how it’s actually a totally sensible thing to say, yet just because it’s Trump that said it, they have to come up with the worst interpretation possible for him.

[TyLeeAndPink]

He is intelligent. Duplicitous and evil, yes, but he is still intelligent.

[Anonymous]

And the Democrats think Biden is smart.

[noless10in]

You only have to listen about 17 seconds that is the quickest I've seen him screw up in a speech.

[Opinion Owner]

I watched the whole thing and I couldn't believe he's the president.

[gfedcba]

I think Biden WAS highly socially intelligent... having dementia or Alzheimer's ultimately reduces anyone, no matter how intelligent, incapable of performing even the most basic tasks, making the issue of intelligence moot... Biden was keenly able to read his surroundings & aware of how to navigate situations.

[Opinion Owner]

Is he more intelligent than Putin.

[gfedcba]

"Is" refers to now... no... now, on his own, I don't believe he could function better than someone with an IQ below 80. As for before, think of it like 2 pianists - one far more potential talent, but one works far harder.

The way Putin grew up he didn't have a choice but develop his instincts, problem solving abilities, strategic skills just to survive, thus he mastered them, regardless Biden's vs. Putin's raw genetic intelligence,

Putin spent much of his life fighting his way not only up the ladder, but to survive, thus he is far more capable as a strategist than Biden ever was; watch him with many western journalists, for example, who merely went to school, and climbed the ladder, but cower in the face of even one challenging question, while Putin will attack challenges head on.

Potential muscle in terms of genetic predisposition is different than developed muscle through training - as the person with far less genetic potential who trains can grow far stronger than the person with raw talent who doesn't.

Putin isn't unintelligent, but much of his life has shaped him into a leader who couldn't hide in a corner office, hire people to delegate his work to, or avoid conflict, even facing death, thus making him far more capable, while [young] Biden isn't unintelligent, but only learned to act tough, rarely actually had to face things head on, thus making him more incapable.

[Opinion Owner]

@gfedcba

Are you going to play Chopsticks?

[OlderAndWiser]

Saying that Putin is intelligent does not mean that you agree with his values, beliefs, or actions. Hitler was very smart in many ways but I sure as hell don't idolize him.

[noless10in]

Didn't Hitler start out as like a cartoonist or something like that and his early years?

[England4eva]

No he wanted to join a prestigious art school but he was rejected early on cause his paintings were not up to scratch

[NamerOfStars]

Of course- what, you think you rise to power as a functional dictator and hold together a country that spent a century kept in one piece only by brutal government oppression when you're STUPID? The current conquest of Ukraine makes him look either idiotic or crazy, true, but his rulership beforehand was a long series of generally well-thought-out moves. He's not much of one for ethics, true, but he's far from stupid.

And between Clinton, Trump, and Dubya, you don't exactly have much by way of respect for ethics anyway, so...

[noless10in]

I made the difference Clinton was one of my heroes, have to respect somebody to get some BJ in the oval office. Trump is a mad genius.

[NamerOfStars]

Look at the difference in how we treat Nelson Rockefeller and the French treat Felix Faure. They get it- but then, the French have always had a saner perspective on these matters.

[RolandCuthbert]

What the fuck?

Dude, I think Putin is a genius. How else could you become the leader of a country, subjugate an entire society, be the richest man in the world, and almost singlehandedly destroy the Western Alliance?

The fact is, there is a difference between praising Putin/his actions and condemning Putin/his actions.

The fucker lies, he murders, and he is committing genocide. Trump will never say that about Putin. Because Putin owns him.

For those of you who think Putin is not smart. Note he speaks multiple languages. And he speaks English so well, he does not even have an accent.

https://www.youtube.com/embed/rAAenu_nxoQ

[noless10in]

I agree with you about putting 100%. Putin only Trump not for a second. If Putin owned Trump he would have taken Ukraine when Trump was in office. He waited till we had a very very weak Link in the White House.

[RolandCuthbert]

That does not make any sense. Trump would have pulled us out of NATO. And he would have done it at Putin's command. I don't even believe you believe in the nonsense you are spinning.

1. Trump on the world stage, condemned American Intelligence and took Putin's word over his own advisors.

2. Trump withheld military aid to Ukraine.

3. Trump lifted sanctions on Russia.

4. He only enacted the sanctions Congress forced him too. Congress had to pass veto-proof legislation to force trump and his croonies to sanction Russia. After the intelligence agencies explained Russia was behind the cyberattacks against government agencies.

5. Even after the sanctions were passed, Trump slow walked them.

6. He let Putin and Assad do what they wanted in Syria. And people think what Putin is doing in Ukraine is bad. No one did anything about his barbaric bombardment of Aleppo.

7. Trump was actively and purposefully, destroying the NATO alliance. Putin's biggest issue is the ability of the West to enact sanctions and destroy the Russian economy through its unity. He needed trump to destroy that unity. And trump did exactly what he wanted.



So why would he worry about Ukraine with trump in office? With Biden, of course Ukraine would be on a path to receive military aid and the West would be welcoming it into the European Union.

He could not have that. He can't have another function democracy on his border. He is already having issues internally which is why he has Navalny in jail. Every dictator fears his people wanting freedom.

[exitseven]

Why would you not think Putin is intelligent? He ran the KGB before becoming president of Russia. He is one of the most wealthy men in the world. You don't do all that unless you are intelligent or in the case of our president you have half the country covering up for you.

[megabamse]

Well he is a highly intelligent man. He just sort of evil. I don't agree with the things he does. That don't mean he's not inteligent. How ever Donald Trump is dumb as fuck. So two people i don't agree with anything they do, but one is dumb and the other is inteligent.

[ticonderoga2]

I believe it. I just can't believe the amount of people who think Biden legitimately received the most votes in the history of the USA after winning the least counties ever. Yeah, I get it, he won, but it's not because 81 quadrillion people said so, it's called voter fraud.

[Surely]

A little flattery and a strong military will go along way preventing war.
Just because he said it. Doesn’t mean that he meant it.
Biden spoke the words about him having a great election fraud team assembled while campaigning.
Did he really mean what he said?

[anylolone]

He's brilliant.
For a president. Still a moron.

Trump: "Putin is brilliant, he used the same excuse hilary used with libya."
Me: "But trump, don't you think the afghanistan war was a stupid idea?"
Trump: "But the leader of the taliban wasn't biden."

Ps: Zelensky still hasn't taken biden's deal as trump advised him to.

[FunkyMonkee]

I CAN believe that a ton of really stupid people in the country STILL believe EVERYTHING CNN TELLS THEM!! AND THEN act like THEY'RE the smart ones in the room!!

[noless10in]

CNN 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 sorry the mere mention of them is a joke in itself.

[FunkyMonkee]

I know!! They're ratings are lower than re-runs of I Dream Of Jeanie!!

[Kaamraj]

Mr. Putin is very intelligent, one doesn't remain head of state for decades without being intelligent. Admission of the same is pure logic and honesty.

[Massageman]

Putin IS a smart cookie: "if only he could use his cunning for good instead of evil", queries Maxwell Smart.
Trump is very accustomed to evaluating his (business and other) adversaries and their likely capabilities.

[England4eva]

I don’t think that was truly the issue. It’s the timing that he said it

[noless10in]

That's what I love about him he says what's on his mind exactly when it's on his mind. He's not politically correct that's the beauty of Trump

[England4eva]

But the timing made matters in the world much worse

[noless10in]

Trump saying that did not change anything in the world. The course was already set Putin was making the calls Trump had nothing to do with it nor what he said.

[England4eva]

It was set you are right, but in life you must always work towards calming tensions and not the opposite. Everyone has to try

[England4eva]

Also, you have to consider people were dying when he said it. It was completely disrespectful to those losing their lives. If he wanted to be friendly in order to enable peace talks, he could have gone about it differently. I’m all for being friendly because sometimes it years better influence, but he was phrasing the mans intelligence at a time that people were losing their lives. If trump is allowed to intervene, I’m not opposed if it helps. But he must be wiser with his words.

[TheBigWhistle]

I love that you actually think this is a great "gotcha" and that you owned the libs.

[loveslongnails]

You don't think Putin is intelligent? Why not? You can be quite intelligent and still be an evil, asshole piece of shit. I think he misjudged the whole Ukranian deal though, and it will cost him.

[noohair]

I have been searching for a logical reason for Putin to attack Ukraine. I even looked at Russian male demographics as a possible reason. Buy destroying the infrastructure the way he is doing is not logical. Something is wrong with him.

[Kiran_Yagami]

If Vladimir Putin was stupid, he wouldn't be where he is today. You guys are smoking some nasty ass crack. Putin came up when the USSR was crumbling and he prevailed. That took some smarts. If you can't admit that, you're the dumbass. Not him.

[007kingifrit]

we all agree putin is smart... the problem is democratic voters think acknowledging someone as intelligent is the same as agreeing with him

[noless10in]

You're correct sir

[SlightlyEccentric]

The problem is not that Putin is smart, it's that our leaders are dumb.

[ragooo8]

You don't get to where Putin is without being intelligent

[MountAverage]

Okay, and? Pretty much everyone agrees that Putin is a smart guy. Psychopaths are usually smart.

[Paul09]

He may have some knowledge, but he ain't intelligent. No intelligent person would do what he does. And no, being rich doesn't mean anything either.

[Pterodon]

He’s smarter than biden. He’s played him for a fool lol

[noless10in]

Definitely agree

[JackBlackHeartAttack]

He is intelligent just like Hitler was intelligent. Doesn't make them any less evil

[Anonymous]

He's the only one who wants some Russian fudge though

[Deserter]

He is smart, regardless of how you or I feel about him

[Waldoe]

I do not understand your point... being Smart does not mean he is a Good man

[grega239]

Probably because he is.

You dont get to his position by being an idiot

[TallAnon]

Which politician said he is not? Because that tells a hell of a lot more about them.

[Anonymous]

Yeah the same guy who was stupid enough to fool around in the White House when he was a known philanderer. You're reaching Trump-douche.

[Northernmost84]

Donald Trump is a immortal person I really don’t care what he said.

[Iron_Man]

What’s your opinion on Putin’s intelligence

[OddBeMe]

And you care why? Hitler was smart. Also crazy.

[jimmy2]

Yes but he getting older