Achtung! (circa 1943)
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You do know that there's a whole slew of options between "admire" and "think he's a mass-murdering despot", right? No, I'm not sure that you do anymore :(
"Never attribute to malice that which can be explained by stupidity." - Hanlon's Razor
I am going with the current political climate. And he does admire Kim and Erdogan and Duterte. Summary executions and imprisoning of journalists. Sort of go together. And, even when on his 2016 campaign run, he encouraged violence against journalists (in particular). The difference is much narrower then you think if you take into account the wanna-be portion.
"The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein
"If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010