Garry Kasparov, world chess champion and chair of the Human Rights Foundation, continued his attack on GOP front-runner Donald Trump earlier today over comments the candidate made about Russian President Vladimir Putin last week:
Now it’s clear. The GOP is Nationalist, the Dems are Socialist, and Trump is National Socialist.
— Garry Kasparov (@Kasparov63) December 20, 2015
Those who excuse authoritarianism in other countries would excuse it in their own. The reasons are inevitably the same. "Order" "Strength".
— Garry Kasparov (@Kasparov63) December 20, 2015
Trump is merely using the same idiotic pro-Putin arguments I've heard for a decade from all sides in the West. Only now not fashionable.
— Garry Kasparov (@Kasparov63) December 20, 2015
It wasn't until Putin invaded Ukraine that he was kicked out of G7. Turning Russia into police state, invading Georgia, was still welcome.
— Garry Kasparov (@Kasparov63) December 20, 2015
Kasparov had harsh words for the American media, too:
It's ironic that it takes Trump endorsing Putin to finally bring many Western politicians & media to call out Putin as the dictator he is.
— Garry Kasparov (@Kasparov63) December 20, 2015
Especially the New York Times and Washington Post who Kasparov accused of using pro-Putin reviewers of his new book, “Winter is Coming“:
Some reviews of Winter is Coming said it's "old news" to say Putin is a bad guy, a mafioso. Yes? Wasn't in 2007 or 2012. Or now, apparently!
— Garry Kasparov (@Kasparov63) December 20, 2015
Condemn Trump, yes, but NYT & WaPo reviews of my book both written by "respectable" people praising Putin's strength & so-called popularity.
— Garry Kasparov (@Kasparov63) December 20, 2015
On Thursday, Kasparov tweeted that Putin’s support of Trump clears the way “for Assad, Khamenei, & Kim Jong-un to also announce their support“:
Garry Kasparov: Putin's 'endorsement' of Donald Trump opens gates for 'dictator landslide' https://t.co/FqTYtQxwNb
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) December 17, 2015
Kasparov has been a long time critic of Putin and of American policies that he alleges help the Russian leader:
Chess champ Garry Kasparov: Assad and Putin may deserve each other, but Syrian people don't https://t.co/BNvsqyGnN3
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) November 24, 2015
'Huge favor' for Putin & Iran: Garry Kasparov blasts Obama's 'peace for my term' approach http://t.co/QFqwZyms8G
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) August 6, 2015
Kerry 'runs to see him’: Garry Kasparov blasts admin's 'pathetic' and 'dangerous' handling of Putin http://t.co/bHMFkt7jMJ
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) May 11, 2015
Garry Kasparov says 'Obama and Merkel sounded delusional' on Ukraine http://t.co/2T8Du4tyAP
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) February 9, 2015
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