“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 about his great leadership and how strong he is and how popular he is, while disrespecting the American president and American generals, I don't know. That was, I think, not just troubling to me, but to a lot of listeners and I think, frankly, to a lot of Republican listeners as well.”
![“I treat him [Donald Trump] as an entertainer. I laugh it off. It's like going to the circus and seeing the acrobats and the dancing bears. He's willing to say things that are patently false.” quote by Ted Cruz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/204/ted-cruz-487_bears_i-treat-him-donald-trump-as-an-entertain_992205.jpg)
![“[Vladimir Putin] complimented him. That led Donald Trump to then compliment Vladimir Putin and to defend Vladimir Putin's actions in a number of places around the world.” quote by Michael Morell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/d39/michael-morell-26084_action_vladimir-putin-complimented-him-that-led_2662411.jpg)
![“We know that Donald Trump has shown a very troubling willingness to back up [Vladimir] Putin, to support Putin, whether it's saying that NATO wouldn't come to the rescue of allies if they were invaded, talking about removing sanctions from Russian officials after they were imposed by the United…” quote by Hillary Clinton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/e50/hillary-clinton-51_aggressiveness_we-know-that-donald-trump-has-shown-a-ve_151319.jpg)
![“From Mr. [Donald] Trump's perspective, right, he simply heard [Vladimir] Putin compliment him. He then responded by complimenting him. He never thought that he might be being played.” quote by Michael Morell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/8d7/michael-morell-26084_being-played_from-mr-donald-trump-s-perspective-right_2520127.jpg)
![“I think where [Donald Trump] loses most hawkish republicans is when he talking about how much he likes [Vladimir] Putin. That should make any person who believe in the American exceptionalism, incredibly uncomfortable.” quote by John McCain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/0e2/john-mccain-465_american-exceptional_i-think-where-donald-trump-loses-most-ha_1262241.jpg)
![“Look at it from [Vladimir] Putin's perspective, right. He's a trained intelligence officer, worked for the KGB, very talented, manipulated people much smarter than Donald Trump. He played this perfectly, right. He saw that Donald Trump wanted to be complimented.” quote by Michael Morell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/8ef/michael-morell-26084_intelligence-officer_look-at-it-from-vladimir-putin-s-perspec_2493008.jpg)
