All three lie habitually, careless of honesty or honour. They exploit biased media, thrive off corrupt practices and employ bully pulpit rhetoric to get their way. Like ranting demagogues of old, Trump can skilfully rally a rabble. Netanyahu just shouts and threatens. Putin tends to smirk, snarl and snivel and hide when things go wrong, as in the region of Kursk right now.
In an unheroic age, Putin, Trump and Netanyahu are sick parodies of great men | Simon Tisdall
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