Donald Trump has advisers who ‘love’ Putin whispering ‘a lot of nonsense’ in his ear, Boris Johnson warns
Boris Johnson says President-elect Donald Trump was “pretty tough” on Vladimir Putin the last time he was in the Oval Office. But this time, his longtime political ally fears that freedom and democracy globally are now more at risk — the former British prime minister claims Trump has advisers who admire the whispering Russian dictator into his ears.
On stage at Fortune’s Global Forum conference on Monday, Johnson warned that Republicans “have a strange homosexual fascination with Putin, which I personally do not share.”
“Some people thought he was a well-rounded guy and they loved his masculine Christianity,” he said. “It’s completely meaningless. He was a tyrant, a robber, a murderer and a very, very dangerous and evil man.”
“But certainly some of those people have reached the 47th President and they are whispering a lot of nonsense to him.”
British politicians accused Prime Minister Viktor Orbán of doing the same thing. Johnson added: “There is a lot of dangerous, toxic talk at the moment. “I hope, hope and hope that that argument will not succeed, and I hope that the argument about democracy and freedom will succeed – and I am pinning my optimism on what I have saw last time.”
Johnson was, of course, referring to the peace deal proposed by Trump. The billionaire boomerang president has repeatedly vowed to end the war lasting more than 2 and a half years in Ukraine.”within 24 hours” should he be reinstalled in the White House.
The Kremlin does denied media reports that Trump had a call with Putin in which he allegedly warned the Russian president against escalating the war in Ukraine.
Regardless, Johnson emphasized that “there is a real risk that the deal will be done not in the interests of freedom and democracy.”
“I am absolutely convinced that it would be a disaster for the world if Ukraine collapsed,” he added. “But I still remember Trump when he was in office, where he was actually quite tough on Putin.”
“So look, I just put it there. (If) anyone gets in touch with the president-elect, this is a golden opportunity to show that the previous administration was weak for not providing the provisions that Ukrainians needed.”
Luck has reached out to Trump for comment.
Boris Johnson’s new book
Johnson is promoting his new memoir, Free, That was it Number 1 in the UK since its release last month. Last week, he was removed from Channel 4’s US election night program because promoting his book too much.
The 784-page book looks back at his time as British prime minister. He served from 2019 to 2022, working alongside Donald Trump for three of those years.
A former magazine editor who later became a member of parliament and then mayor of London, he was thrust into power when former Prime Minister Theresa May’s premiership collapsed and he was elected leader. Conservative Party with the promise to “Get Brexit Done”.
Johnson actually got Brexit done at the end of 2019. But his victory was short-lived. Soon after, the COVID-19 pandemic struck, marking the beginning of his downfall.
In his memoir, Johnson asserted that, at the height of the pandemicHe considered sending troops to the Netherlands to seize 5 million doses of Covid-19 vaccine. But the plan was eventually abandoned because invading a NATO ally would have been “crazy.”
He also accused French President Emmanuel Macron turning a blind eye to gangs smuggling people across the English Channel to punish the UK for Brexit.
Of course, Johnson himself is no stranger to criticism and controversy. He was forced to resign after too many scandals, including misleading the National Assembly, renovate your home with sponsor money and broke its own lockdown rules during the pandemic.
The tousled leader was fined by London’s Metropolitan Police for attending a party on government grounds, making him the first British prime minister in history to be found to have broken the law while in office. .
Ultimately, his promotion of a member of parliament was impeached sexual misconduct That was the last straw. Dozens of members of his government resigned in protest, all the way up to cabinet level, forcing Johnson to step down in September 2022.
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