Trump is already compared with Putin

A famous Washington Post newspaper columnist, David Ignatius в своем блоге drew parallels between Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and Russian president Vladimir Putin, saying that “Trump is in some respect an American version of Putin.”

“Like the Russian leader, Trump wants to win back his country's losses and return to its former glory. He promises to restore her power and prestige, without worrying about the details, ”writes Ignatius.

From the point of view of the author, the attractiveness of such politicians is partly due to their bold self-confidence.

“Putin, like Trump, seems to understand that power and the ability to produce effects are inseparable - especially for a country that is traumatized due to military and economic losses. This is a fraud based on trust, ”continues Ignatius.

The observer recalls that Putin outlined his vision of reviving the country in a speech delivered in December 1999 of the year, which was called the “Message of the Millennium”. In it, he stressed the importance of building a strong state that can restore the nation’s confidence in itself.

“Trump is promoting himself more openly than Putin, with vanity and bluster, which can confuse even the Russian,” Ignatius notes. - The Trump site serves it as “the very embodiment of the American success story,” without lingering on its four corporate bankruptcies. He seems to like it when commentators ridicule him as an uncooked bushman and balabola, underestimating the power of his statements. ”

“But the bullying authoritarian personality — and this is Putin’s style — usually does not work in the US,” the author sums up. “This summer was an exception, but the story says that it won't last long.”

Following several polls, Trump is the undisputed leader among Republican candidates.

Recall that trump more than once spoke harshly regarding migrants, he reported that he would build a wall with Mexico and make it pay. In a debate among Republicans, he attacked a Fox News journalist, saidthat her blood is oozing "out of her eyes, and maybe even from somewhere else."

Also at the beginning of the election race he saidthat would establish relations with the Russian leader Vladimir Putin.