Trump "fawning" to Putin and other authoritarians in "embarrassing" phone calls, White House aides say: they were shocked at the president's behavior during conversations with authoritarians like Putin and members of the Saudi royal family.

As someone who watches both Australian and Russian news, President Putin is wildly misrepresented by our pro-US media. They portray Putin as a warmonger, oppressive maniac who eliminates anyone who stands in his way. But they never show the other side of Putin, the one who visits sick and dying children in Russia, and granting them wishes through a Russian charity (basically its the Russian equivalent of Make A Wish foundation), the one who reunited a Ukrainian reporter in Syria with her family (despite her not even being a Russian citizen), the one who personally visited and interacted with an entire town in Russia that was hit by a flood, the one who always treats other world leaders with respect even if he disagrees with them. This is the Putin they never show here.

Honestly at this point I only watch Australian news to see what hilarious pro-America propaganda they'll shit out next.

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