President Trump on Tuesday blasted “haters” of going ballistic over his relationship with Vladimir Putin, which he insisted is non-existent.
“I don’t know Putin, have no deals in Russia, and the haters are going crazy — yet Obama can make a deal with Iran, #1 in terror, no problem!” Trump said in a morning tweet.
The comment comes days after Trump defended Putin in an interview with Fox’s Bill O’Reilly, which aired before the Super Bowl.
Asked how he could respect Putin, who O’Reilly described as a “killer,” Trump replied: “There are a lot of killers. We’ve got a lot of killers. What do you think? Our country’s so innocent?”
“I respect a lot of people, but that doesn’t mean I’m going to get along with him,” the president continued.
Trump added, “I say it’s better to get along with Russia than not, and if Russia helps us in the fight against . . . Islamic terrorism all over the world, that’s a good thing.”