Noam Chomsky Says Trump Is Only ‘Western Statesman of Stature’ Calling for Diplomatic Solution to Russia-Ukraine Conflict (Watch)

“Let’s tell the truth,” said Chomsky.

QUICK FACTS:

• Journalist Glen Greenwald tweeted a video of leftist Noam Chomsky praising President Donald J. Trump (R) for being the “one Western statesman of stature” pushing for a peaceful solution to the war between Russia and Ukraine.
• While Chomsky did say he regards Trump as a dangerous figure, he nevertheless admitted that the 45th U.S. President is “the one statesman in the West who has said it, and it’s the right way out.”
• “Let’s tell the truth,” Chomsky said.

WATCH THE CLIP:

Noam Chomsky, in an interview this week, says "fortunately" there is "one Western statesman of stature" who is pushing for a diplomatic solution to the war in Ukraine rather than looking for ways to fuel and prolong it.

"His name is Donald J. Trump," Chomsky says.

WATCH: pic.twitter.com/z3Cug8kFHS

— Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) May 1, 2022

WHAT CHOMSKY SAID:

The one Western statesman who “moved towards negotiations and diplomacy instead of escalating the war,” said Chomsky, “his name is Donald J. Trump.”

WATCH THE FULL INTERVIEW:

Chomsky says he regards Trump as a deeply dangerous figure, yet he is "the one statesman in the West who has said it, and it's the right way out."

"Let's tell the truth," Chomsky says.

Full interview here:https://t.co/UXdbAd2FfT

— Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) May 1, 2022

BACKGROUND:

• It is noteworthy that Chomsky, a socialist, would praise Trump, a Republican, because the two ideologies are so opposed to one another.
• Chomsky has elsewhere referred to Donald Trump as “the worst criminal in human history.”