Thursday, February 15, 2024 – Russian President, Vladimir Putin has said that Russia would prefer to see U.S. President Joe Biden win a second term, describing him as more experienced and predictable than Donald Trump.
Putin made the comment while speaking bout the upcoming U.S.
presidential election in an interview on Russian state television on Wednesday,
February 14.
“Biden, he’s more experienced, more predictable, he’s a
politician of the old formation,” Putin said, when asked which candidate would
be better for Russia. “But we will work with any U.S. leader whom the American
people trust.”
At a campaign rally Wednesday night, Trump appeared to
embrace Putin's criticism, saying: “Putin is not a fan of mine.”
Asked about speculation on Biden's health issues, Putin
responded that “I'm not a doctor and I don't consider it proper to comment on
that.” He added that Biden seemed in fine shape when the two leaders met in
Switzerland in June 2021.
"Even then people were saying that he was incompetent,
but I did not see anything of this sort," Putin said. "Yes, he was
peeking at his notes from time to time, but, frankly speaking, I was peeking at
mine as well. So he banged his head on his helicopter when he was getting out
of it − who hasn’t banged their head on something?"
Asked about his impressions from his last week's interview
with former Fox News host Tucker Carlson, Putin said he expected Carlson to be
more aggressive.
“I expected him to be aggressive and ask the so-called tough
questions, and I wasn't only ready for it but wanted it because it would have
given me a chance to respond sharply,” Putin said.
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