Donald Trump is the fairly elected leader of the most prominent democracy in the world. Vladimir Putin is an authoritarian with a long record of punishing political allies and suppressing views divergent from his own.
CNN: Pew poll shows more people in the world have confidence in Putin than Trump
This combination of file photos created on January 16, 2017 shows US President-elect Donald Trump (December 16, 2016 in Orlando, Florida) and Russian President Vladimir Putin (top) October 19, 2016 in Berlin).
