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NORTH CHARLESTON — Former President Donald Trump touted Wednesday that Vladimir Putin prefers that he lose, telling supporters it shows that the Russian president knows he won’t get his way under another Trump administration. The comments followed Trump doubling down on suggesting he would not protect NATO allies from Russian attacks if they don’t meet a military spending benchmark. Putin “just said he’d much rather have Joe Biden as president than Trump. A lot of people said, ‘Oh gee, that’s too bad.’ No, no, that’s a good thing. That’s a compliment. Of course, he’d say that,” Trump told a cr…