Republicans find Putin appealing because he is a "pure authoritarian kleptocrat" who shares so many qualities with Trump, says Rick Wilson, the former GOP strategist and co-founder of the Lincoln Project. "It appeals to them because what is Trump? He's a pure authoritarian kleptocrat. He does what he wants, helps his friends, makes a lot of money, that's what they, that's the world they're trying to build."

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