Putin responded to Trump’s comment calmly. He never seemed to be charmed by Trump or even impressed by him. If anything, the Russian seemed to look down on him. I can only imagine that must have irritated Trump, making him want to earn Putin’s respect even more. Putin probably knew all that. He was an old KGB guy and renowned as a master of head games. And Trump was a very easy mark. It struck me that Trump seemed to really want to impress Putin. And I think Putin knew that.
