Donald Trump actually said...

"the leading pro-Putin member of the Republican Party is the leader of the Republican Party, there'd be no point in even talking about this."

"Vladimir Putin is a genius."

"And anything that that helps Donald Trump out, whether it means turning against the United States, collaborating with another country`s propaganda machine, so long as it gets him the adoration of MAGA..."

"I got along with these people, I get along with them well. That doesn`t mean they are good people. It doesn`t mean anything other than the fact that I understood them. And perhaps, they understood me...."