WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Tuesday called Donald Trump's recent remarks on NATO "dangerous" and questioned the former president's failure not to hold Russian President Vladimir Putin responsible for the death of opposition leader Alexei Navalny.
That “people take Trump seriously but not literally” was one of the smarter observations from the 2016 US presidential election. He shocked people with his robust criticism and dismissal of Nato as a useful alliance. In practice, during the Trump presidency the Pentagon actually increased the American military commitment in Europe.
Former Rep. David Jolly (Fla.), who served in the House as a Republican but later left the party, accused members of his former party of being apologists for former President Trump amid mounting scrutiny over his recent remarks on NATO. “I think there’s a unique shamefulness to see [Rep.] Mike Turner [R-Ohio], [Sen.] Tim Scott…
The death of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is just the latest migraine for House GOP leaders as they seek a delicate balance between promoting democracy abroad and championing former President Trump, who opposes aid to Ukraine and recently suggested he would side with Moscow over some of America’s NATO allies. The House left Washington…
Nikki Haley pinned the death of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny on President Vladimir Putin on Sunday, warning that soft words against Russia could encourage Russian aggression. Navalny’s death in a Russian prison was announced Friday and quickly denounced by Putin critics and the Biden administration as a likely political assassination. “When you look at…