Vladimir Putin

“He’s running his country, and at least he’s a leader.”

Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump have apparently exchanged compliments in the past, but this goes much farther than a compliment when put into context. Last December, Trump was doing an interview with MSNBC when the host asked, “Well, I mean, it’s also a person who kills journalists, political opponents and invades countries. Obviously, that would be a concern, would it not?” to which Trump answered with the above statement. So Trump isn’t against killing journalists or political opponents, whether or not they’re citizens, and invading other countries. That in itself is a concern.

Kim Jong Un

“It’s incredible. He wiped out the uncle. He wiped out this one, that one. I mean, this guy doesn’t play games.”

Trump went on to say at a rally in January, “You’ve got to give him credit. How many young guys—he was like 26 or 25 when his father died—take over these tough generals?” Trump’s praise of the North Korean dictator is alarming, to say the least and no compliments are necessary for someone who inherited a tyrannical position in government from his father, especially not from a U.S. presidential candidate.