Why some Trump Republicans love Putin
Why some Trump Republicans love Putin
The Atlantic's Peter Beinart writes that Donald Trump's supporters embrace Putin because they view him as a Christian warrior against Islam. David Frum and David Corn join Lawrence O'Donnell to discuss Trump, Putin and the GOP's view of Russia. Duration: 7:28

Before Trump, Republican leaders generally described The United States as fighting an ideological struggle against the enemies of freedom.
Now, Trump and his advisors describe American as fighting a civilizational struggle against the enemies of the West. Seen through that very different lens, MUSLIMS look more nefarious and Vladimir Putin looks more benign.
Many… conservatives, who once opposed the Soviet Union because of this atheism, now view Putin’s Russia as Christianity’s front line against the new civilizational enemy: ISLAM.