American exceptionalism Quote by John McCain

I personally found Donald Trump's praise for Vladimir Putin troubling or even chilling, frankly. In a room full of military veterans, to be effusing…

— Philip Gordon

I think Republicans so mistrust Barack Obama, that if Barack Obama says Putin is terrible, they will be some Republicans who just take the…

— David Ignatius

Donald Trump does not stick to Republican orthodoxy, which, you know, and this is always supposed to have been his downfall. Maybe it's his…

— Chuck Todd

You know, Russia brings it on. People don't want to be Russia hawk. People would like - that's what the president always says: We…

— Kurt Volker

I'm sure that Donald Trump's praise would lead to good relations with Vladimir Putin. But I think that's not what the American people expect…

— Philip Gordon

The question is whether Donald Trump recognizes that Vladimir Putin is a bad guy. And I guess there's no indication that he regards Putin…

— David Brooks

One of the things that I am concerned about is the degree to which we've seen a lot of commentary lately where there were,…

— Barack Obama

What Trump is not smart enough to even grasp is that the kind of popularity that Putin has can only be achieved in the…

— Masha Gessen

In mid-2014, 51 percent of American Republicans viewed Putin very unfavorably. Two years later, 14 percent did. By January, 75 percent of Republicans said…

— Franklin Foer

Donald Trump's views on Vladimir Putin, I think, are troubling. And I don't think he fundamentally understands exactly who Vladimir Putin is or exactly…

— Marco Rubio

While Democrats, including Barack Obama, mocked the notion that Russia is the greatest threat to our country, nobody has been tougher on Russia and…

— Mike Braun

Trump fans convinced of his strategic genius are welcome to their view, but they're wrong.

— Rick Wilson