MOSCOW (The Borowitz Report)Vladimir Putin has become deeply worried about his strategy after learning that Donald J. Trump called him smart, Kremlin sources have revealed.<\/p>\n
After Trump praised Putin Saturday night at the Conservative Political Action Conference, in Orlando, the Russian foreign minister, Sergey Lavrov, reluctantly shared a video of the disturbing moment with the Russian President.<\/p>\n
As Putin watched Trump call him smart, all the blood drained from his face, a source said. He was clearly shaken.<\/p>\n
After watching the video of Trump, Putin spent a sleepless night in consultation with Russian military and intelligence officials to determine where and how he had gone wrong.<\/p>\n
Hes rethinking everything now, and hes in a very fragile state of mind, the source said. If it comes out that Don, Jr., or Eric thinks hes smart, that could break him.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Donald J. Trump doubled down on his support for the Russian President, offering Putin advice on declaring Russia bankrupt.<\/p>\n
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