Putin is "very much of a leader," Trump said in a televised interview, where he and Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton were separately grilled over their national security and military credentials.Trump has made no secret of his admiration for Putin, who last year praised the US businessman as "very outstanding. "Putin "has very strong control over a country," Trump said. "It’s a very different system, and I don’t happen to like the system. But certainly in that system he’s been a leader, far more than our president has been a leader. "The generals have been reduced to rubble," Trump said, before noting he had "faith in certain of the commanders.

Source: The Nation Bangkok September 08, 2016 02:48 UTC