Boris Johnson says President-elect Donald Trump was “pretty tough” on Vladimir Putin the last time he was in the Oval Office. But this time around, his longtime political ally is concerned that freedom and democracy globally are now more at risk—the former prime minister of the U.K. claimed Trump has advisors who admire the Russian dictator whispering into his ear.
On stage at Fortune’s Global Forum conference on Monday, Johnson cautioned that the Republican party “has a weird sort of homoerotic fascination with Putin, which I personally don't share.”
