So he was joking. Of course the press will say he's an insane nazi who wants to start WW3 with Russia while simultaneously being a puppet of Russia.
I don’t find it funny at all, if Trump wants to taken seriously in Foreign Policy then he should articulated a reasonable thought out proposal to end this mess.
Right now this is nothing to be joking about. With the eyeball level of shit every American citizen is now standing in, there is nothing political or internationally to be joking about. Not funny, not at all.
Yes, watch the nutjobs calling for war the last 2 weeks to suddenly criticize him over this.