When former President Donald J. Trump referred to as Russia’s president, Vladimir V. Putin, “sensible” within the days after Mr. Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, the comment brought on a short media stir and nothing extra — one other off-the-cuff, provocative assertion from somebody who is known for such feedback.
However when Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida painted the battle in far much less excessive phrases, as a “territorial dispute,” the response from Republicans in Washington and a spread of donors was alarm and…
