Donald Trump has advisors who ‘love’ Putin whispering ‘a lot of absolute nonsense’ into his ear, warns Boris Johnson
Boris Johnson said President-elect Donald Trump was “very tough” on Vladimir Putin the last time he was in the Oval Office. But this time, his long-time political ally is concerned that freedom and democracy globally are now more at risk – with the former UK Prime Minister claiming Trump has advisers who admire the Russian dictator whispering in his ear.
On stage at the Fortune Global Forum conference on Monday, Johnson warned that the Republican Party “has a weird kind of gay fascination with Putin, which I personally don’t share.”
“Some of these people think he’s a stand-up guy and they like his manly Christianity,” he said. “It is complete nonsense. He is a tyrant, a kleptocrat, a murderer, a very dangerous and bad man.”
“But there is no doubt that some of these people are in the ear of the 47th president, whispering a lot of utter nonsense to him.”
British politician Viktor Orban, Prime Minister, was accused of doing the same thing. Johnson added: “There are a lot of dangerous, toxic and destructive conversations at the moment.” “I hope, I hope, I hope this argument doesn’t work, I hope the pro-democracy and pro-freedom argument does work — and I’m basing my optimism on what I saw last time.”
Johnson is of course referring to Trump’s proposed peace deal. The renegade billionaire president has repeatedly said he would put an end to the more than two-and-a-half-year-old war in Ukraine.within 24 hoursIf it is reinstalled in the White House.
The Kremlin has He denied media reports Trump reportedly made a phone call with Putin, in which he reportedly warned the Russian president against escalating the war in Ukraine.
In both cases, Johnson insisted, “There is a real danger that an agreement will be reached that is not in the interests of freedom and democracy.”
He added: “I am fully convinced that it would be a disaster for the world if Ukraine collapses.” “However, I stand by my memories of Trump when he was in office, where he was actually very tough on Putin.”
“So look, I’m just putting it out there. (If) anyone has been in contact with the president-elect, this is a golden opportunity to show that the previous administration was weak because they did not provide the Ukrainians with the supplies they needed.
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Boris Johnson’s new book
Johnson promotes his new memoir unleashed, Which was No. 1 in the UK Since its release last month. Last week, he was removed from Channel 4’s US election night programme Promoting his book too much.
The 784-page book takes a look at his time as British Prime Minister. He served from 2019 until 2022, working alongside Donald Trump for three of those years.
A former magazine editor who became an MP and then Mayor of London, he came to power when former Prime Minister Theresa May’s presidency collapsed and was elected leader of the Conservative Party on a promise to “get Brexit done”.
Johnson did accomplish Brexit at the end of 2019. But his victory was short-lived. Shortly after, the COVID-19 pandemic struck, marking the beginning of his downfall.
Johnson said in his memoirs: At the height of the epidemicHe considered sending troops to the Netherlands to seize 5 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines. But the plan was eventually abandoned because invading a NATO ally would be “insanity.”
Him too French President Emmanuel Macron was accused From turning a blind eye to gangs smuggling people across the English Channel to punishing the UK for Brexit.
Of course, Johnson himself is no stranger to criticism and controversy. He was forced to resign from his high position after numerous scandals, including misleading Parliament, Renovate his house With donor money, he broke his own lockdown rules during the pandemic.
The London Metropolitan Police fined the shaggy-haired leader for attending a party at a government headquarters, making him the first British Prime Minister in history to have been found to have violated the law while in office.
In the end, it was about his promotion to a member of parliament for which he had been accused Sexual misconduct Which was the last straw. Dozens of members of his cabinet resigned in protest, all the way down to Cabinet level, forcing Johnson to resign in September 2022.
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