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Republican nominee Donald Trump has called Russian President Vladimir Putin a "stronger leader" than U.S. President Barack Obama. He has said the U.S.-led coalition against the Islamic State should leave Syria to Moscow. And he has hinted he may not defend NATO allies against Russian incursion.

But on Sept. 13 night, he asked why Obama gets a “free pass” for, presumably, allowing Russia to take Crimea.

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