Vladimir Putin is nothing less than a fascist dictator and the idol of Trump who would have loved nothing more than to have the freedom to murder political opponents and journalists reporting the truth about him. America avoided a fascist coup by the simple fact that Trump is a complete moron and unable to think beyond a single move on the checker board while Putin can play chess at a junior level.
*If you think that calling an ex-U. S. President "scum" is disrespectful, I would have agreed with you...right up until Scum Trump denied Biden's victory in the 2020 election and then urged his moronic followers to storm the Capitol in what he hoped would be a fascist coup d'état. Trump deserves no respect.