He is not joking.
What's more, he says, "I have nothing to do with Putin. I've never spoken to him."
Now look at the clip below.
Trump actually starts blushing like a schoolgirl when he talks about being in a relationship with his idol. A relationship he entirely made up!
Q: Do you have a relationship with Vladimir Putin? A conversational relationship, or anything that you feel you have sway or influence over his government?
TRUMP: I do have a relationship, and I can tell you that he's very interested in what we're doing here today.
Trump idolizes Putin. He has a huge crush on Putin. Some real love.
It is literally impossible for Traitor Trump to say a bad word about the love of his life. The mass murdering war criminal KGB Putin can do no wrong in Traitor Trump's mind.
If a celebrity hurts Crooked Donald's feelings, he will rage tweet at 3 am for days.
If a fellow Republican is in his way, Trump will accuse the Republican's father of killing Kennedy.
But never, and I mean never, will Trump criticize Putin for anything.
So when he asks Russia for help, he is NOT kidding.