WASHINGTON (AP) – Donald Trump has called Russian President Vladimir Putin “a leader – unlike what we have in this country.”
But most Americans don’t agree with Trump’s assessment of Putin’s leadership skills, a new Associated Press-GfK poll shows.
Only 24 percent of registered voters say Putin has leadership qualities that would be good for an American president to share, while 71 percent say he doesn’t.
While the majority said they have an unfavorable view of Putin, about 10 percent said they view the Russian leader favorably.
Voters were split on whether Trump would be too close to Putin, with 42 percent saying they think Trump would be too close, and 41 percent saying his approach would be about right. Fourteen percent think he would not be close enough.