Former President Trump’s occasional praise of authoritarian leaders such as Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping makes him “more effective diplomatically,” Sen. J.D. Vance, Mr. Trump’s running mate, argued Sunday.
J.D. Vance defends Trump's handling of dictators after rally comment
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