Claim: Donald Trump continues to make the puffed-up assertion that Russian President Vladimir Putin called him a "genius." Russian language experts tell us that Putin described Trump as "colorful" or maybe "bright," but he never called Trump a genius.
Fact-check: Putin Did Not Call Trump a 'Genius' - FactCheck.org
Verdict: donald trump continues to make the puffed-up assertion that russian president vladimir putin called him a "genius." russian language experts tell us that putin described trump as "colorful" or maybe "bright," but he never called trump a genius.
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Robert Farley
Date published: 2016-05-06T19:40:01