Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa delivered a surprise university speech asserting that U.S. President Donald Trump acts as a Soviet or Russian asset and that the new American leadership has strategically benefited the Russian Federation. He characterized Trump's leadership as emotionally charged and oriented toward direct engagement with citizens, bypassing traditional media, and said Trump seeks to negotiate solely with one party, excluding Ukraine and Europe, which then had to assert their presence. Rebelo de Sousa is Portugal's head of state, not head of government, plans to retire next March, and intends to teach in retirement. Former Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull called Trump's conduct with Putin 'creepy.'
With something unique and complex: the top leader of the world's foremost superpower is, objectively, a Soviet or Russian asset. He operates as an asset. I am stating that, objectively, the new American leadership has strategically benefited the Russian Federation, he said, adding: In other words, they have shifted from being allies on one side to referees of the challenge.
Former Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has also spoken out publicly about Trump's relationship with Putin. When you see Trump with Putin, as I have on a few occasions, he's [Trump] like the 12-year-old boy that goes to high school and meets the captain of the football team. My hero! It is really creepy. It's really creepy, Turnbull said in February of 2024.
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