The US presidential candidate from the Republican Party, Donald Trump, muddled the words that the Russian president Vladimir Putin said about him, writes The Washington Post. The news agency refers to a phrase that Trump said in his recent interview with Fox News

 “I think he said some really nice things. He called me a genius. He said Trump’s a genius. Okay. So, you know, that’s nice,” said the billionaire. It is more likely, as noted, that Trump was talking about the press conference of the Russian president in December, when he spoke positively about his policy and called him "a very bright and talented person ."

The WP emphasizes that in this case one can not talk about an inaccuracy of translation . Some US media translated " bright " as " extravagant " or " colorful " , but none of those adjectives means " genius ." In addition, according to the commentator Putin spoke more about the behavior of Trump , rather than about his abilities , reports Gazeta.