Former President Donald Trump speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Orlando, Florida, Saturday, February 26, 2022.

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Trump said of Zelensky in remarks at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference, even as he declined to back away from complimenting Putin as "smart

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The problem is not that Putin is smart, which, of course, he's smart," Trump said. "The problem is that our leaders are dumb...

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Putin is playing [President Joe] Biden like a drum and it's not a pretty thing to watch," he continued

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The former President has repeatedly praised Putin in the days since Russian troops crossed into Ukraine and began launching rocket strikes against the country's capital of Kyiv.

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But other Republicans have steered clear of admiring the Kremlin leader. In back-to-back appearances at CPAC,

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Trump used security assistance for Ukraine as bait to pressure the country's official

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Trump used security assistance for Ukraine as bait to pressure the country's official

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Former President Donald Trump speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Orlando, Florida, Saturday, February 26, 2022.

Trump said of Zelensky in remarks at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference, even as he declined to back away from complimenting Putin as "smart

The problem is not that Putin is smart, which, of course, he's smart," Trump said. "The problem is that our leaders are dumb...

Putin is playing [President Joe] Biden like a drum and it's not a pretty thing to watch," he continued

The former President has repeatedly praised Putin in the days since Russian troops crossed into Ukraine and began launching rocket strikes against the country's capital of Kyiv.

But other Republicans have steered clear of admiring the Kremlin leader. In back-to-back appearances at CPAC,

Trump used security assistance for Ukraine as bait to pressure the country's official

Trump used security assistance for Ukraine as bait to pressure the country's official

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