the u.s. as policy doesn't try to condone the anti-democratic activities there. so you just saw trump ignore that warning in public, and in his private call to putin as well. you could say, hey, let's be fair. maybe trump missed the advice. but here is what is new in this "washington post" report tonight, and why that's unlikely. it says the warning in his briefing was in all caps letters stating do not congratulate, which as everyone knows shouting in a security memo. the report also says trump chose not to be heed talking points from agents to condemn putin about this recent poisoning of a former russian spy in the uk with a powerful nerve agent. senator john mccain weighing in an american president does not lead the free world by congratulating dictators on winning sham elections. and by doing so with vladimir putin, president trump insulted every russian citizen who was denied the right to vote in a free and fair election to determine their country's