Donald Trump seemed to praise Saddam Hussein at a July 5 rally, but it's not the first time the presumptive Republican nominee said nice things about authoritarian leaders. He has repeatedly praised Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un.
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Republican presidential candidate Donald J. Trump speaks at the Saint Andelm College New Hampshire Institute of Politics in Manchester, New Hampshire June 13, 2016.