Corey Lewandowski: Putin is a fighter for his people

“Corey, why does Donald Trump continue to praise Putin?” Camerota asked.

Lewandowski then compared Putin’s influence on his population to that of President Obama’s.

“Well, I think you heard what Mike Pence said,” he said. “Vladimir Putin has had a stronger influence on his country than Barack Obama has had here. He’s been a stronger leader.”

Camerota asked Lewandowski if he actually believed that Putin is stronger than Obama.

“I think that for his people, Vladimir Putin has been a fighter and what he has done for his people is to say, ‘Look, there’s an opportunity sometimes to work with what would be normally an adversary,’” he said. “What Donald Trump has said was, ‘Let’s engage with Russia for a common goal, which is defeat ISIS.’”