President Trump recently came under attack for his comments on Putin. He faced harsh criticism for thinking that Putin was innocent of any meddling.
Trump had since tried to distance himself from his comments. “As to whether I believe it or not, I’m with our agencies, especially as currently constituted,” Trump said.
He continued “as currently led, by fine people, I believe very much in our intelligence agencies.”
This was a far cry from what he had said earlier. This could be a good move on his part since criticism was escalating.
John McCain
McCain said “President Trump today stated that he believed Vladimir Putin is being sincere when he denies Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election and reiterated that he hopes to cooperate with Russia in Syria.”
McCain was disappointed in the President’s remarks.
“There’s nothing ‘America First’ about taking the word of a KGB colonel over that of the American intelligence community. There’s no ‘principled realism’ in cooperating with Russia to prop up the murderous Assad regime, which remains the greatest obstacle to a political solution that would bring an end to the bloodshed in Syria,” he said.
He continued “Vladimir Putin does not have America’s interests at heart. To believe otherwise is not only naive but also places our national security at risk.”
