Opinion

Trump Can Not Get Enough of Authoritarian Strongmen

BAD TASTE

Trump’s twisted praise of Putin is just the latest in a long history of cheering on dictators and tyrants.

Matt Lewis
Matt Lewis 

Senior Columnist

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Matt Lewis

Matt Lewis

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