Putin Says He Prefers Biden to Trump Because He’s ‘Predictable’
At least, that’s what he said Wednesday during an interview with Russian state media.

Sputnik/Grigory Sysoev via Reuters
Russian President Vladimir Putin prefers his current U.S. counterpart, Joe Biden, to the chaos of former President Donald Trump—at least that’s what he said Wednesday during an interview with Russian state media. “Biden, he’s more experienced, more predictable, he’s a politician of the old formation,” Putin said when asked who he would prefer. “But we will work with any U.S. leader whom the American people trust.” He was also asked to comment on recent criticism leveled at Biden’s “poor memory” and whether the 81-year-old is too old to carry out a second term, saying that he did not see any evidence of declining cognition during the pair’s meeting in 2021. “They talked about him being incapacitated [at that time], but I saw nothing of the kind. Yes, he was peeking at his papers, to be honest, I was peeking at mine, not a big deal,” Putin said. When pressed to weigh in on recent headlines surrounding Biden’s capabilities, he added: “I’m not a doctor and I don’t consider it proper to comment on that.”
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