Donald Trump’s running mate, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence, is taking heat for his recent assertion that Russian President Vladimir Putin “has been a stronger leader in his country than Barack Obama has been in this country.”
Trump has made similar comments in the past. When asked about Putin in an interview on MSNBC’s Morning Joe last year, Trump said: “At least he’s a leader, unlike what we have in this country.”
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Trump and Pence might be on to something, according to a Heat Street analysis. Here are seven ways Vladimir Putin is a stronger leader than Barack Obama.
Obama looks healthy enough, but Putin wins easily on style.
2) Means of conveyance
Putin rides a stallion like a sturdy cowboy on the frontier. Obama wears a helmet on his bike like some city dad popping down to the juice bar.
3) Athletic ability
Obama plays golf (badly). He play ping pong in a tie. He doesn’t know how to throw a baseball like a normal human being. Putin, on the other hand, plays one of the manliest sports (hockey) and scores all the goals.
Obama gets handed a fish that got stuck in a net, while Putin uses his long rod to snare his catch.
Obama tinkers with marshmallow cannons in his spare time, while Putin inspects the 125mm smoothbore cannon on an actual T-90AM tank.
Obama’s dogs are hypoallergenic house pets. Putin’s dogs are cuddly studs.
The White House is a decent primary resident, but it’s got nothing on Putin’s epic $1 billion palace at Cape Idokopas.
This one’s not even close.
So, what do you think?