Trump Fan Says ‘That’s Fine with Me’ When Reporter Tells Her Putin’s Killed Thousands in Ukraine

To introduce a discussion on the state of the Republican Party, MSNBC’s Nicolle Wallace played clips of Donald Trump supporters defending Russian President Vladimir Putin.

One woman wearing a Trump mugshot T-shirt that read “Not Guilty” told reporter Vaughn Hillyard, “I think that people are just ridiculous that they think that Putin’s just such this enemy. He isn’t doing anything, he just wants back what was his.”

Hillyard countered, “But he invaded Ukraine, killing thousands of people.”

“That’s fine,” the woman responded. “That’s fine with me.”

Hillyard next asked a man, also wearing a Trump mugshot T-shirt, “You’re a veteran yourself. Does it concern you at all that Russian aggression could move even beyond Ukraine?”

“I don’t think Putin’s a problem, I think Zelensky’s the problem,” the man said.

Another claimed, “This administration’s trying to start a war with Russia. Putin’s not our enemy.”

Wallace said, “Those were just a few individual members very enthusiastic about Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump. And this is the shocking reality of the impact, right? We now have covered it for nine years. That’s what they believe. That’s the reality of the impact of the lies told by Donald Trump. Most people in the past wouldn’t have tolerated him once, let alone three times.”

Wallace then introduced Jean Becker, the former chief of staff to George H.W. Bush, who wrote a book titled, Character Matters.

“I wrote the book because I wanted to remind people, particularly to help young people know, it used to not always be this way. There was a time in our country, President Bush called it a ‘kinder and gentler nation,'” Baker said. “I wanted an example of what leadership is, and what leadership could be, and can be.

“One of my favorite quotes in the book is former Prime Minister John Major of Great Britain who wrote that, ‘Working with George Herbert Walker Bush was like taking a master class in leadership.’ And there is just a lot to learn from him. And so, that is everyone’s assignment. Read the book. And then you could figure out how you feel about what is going on today. It isn’t right. It shouldn’t be this way.”

Watch the clip above via MSNBC.