Wall Street Journal plumps for Wall Street insider? I am shocked.
If you read what Putin actually said, it was diplomat speak. He said, politely, that Trump was very intelligent, but that the election was for the American people to decide.
Out of Kremlin-speak, he said “I’m not going to bad mouth someone who may be the next US President and looks softer on Crimea than HRC, but it’s your decision, you abide by the consequences.” It was hardly an endorsement. For one thing, Oceania is always at war with Eurasia, and HRC is more likely to ensure that continues.
