Vladimir Putin; Donald Trump (Credit: Reuters/RIA Novosti/Brendan McDermid/Photo montage by Salon)
One of the most memorable moments of Wednesday’s presidential debate was when Hillary Clinton told Donald Trump that Putin preferred him because “he’d rather have a puppet as president of the United States.” Trump’s response was a take on the old “I’m rubber and you’re glue” approach, repeating ,“No puppet. No puppet.” before finally shouting, “You’re the puppet!”
To understand how this embarrassing moment came to pass, one must start with how Trump put himself in such a compromising position in the first place.
It began when Clinton confronted him …read more
Source: Salon
