In November, President Biden took a swipe at his likely Republican rival, former President Trump, for his handling of the death of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny.
“Former President Trump and other Republicans refuse to hold Mr. Putin accountable for his death,” Biden said. video on tuesday. “Instead, President Trump said Navalny’s death made him realize just how bad America is.”
Biden blamed Russian President Vladimir Putin for Navalny’s death, but Trump did not mention Putin in his response, instead saying prosecutors, judges and Democrats conspired against him. He mentioned that he had complained that there were
After news of the Russian opposition leader’s death, confirmed by his family, broke over the weekend, President Trump said in a post on Truth Social: “We are a failing nation. We are a failing nation.”
The president asked, “Why does Mr. Trump always criticize America?”
“Putin is responsible for Navalny’s death. Why can’t Trump say that?” Biden said.
“President Putin is responsible, and we must stand up to him,” he said, calling on House Republicans to pass the Senate-passed Ukraine funding bill.
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) has refused to advance the bill in the full House, and the White House has used the House recess as a political weapon to pass funding for Ukraine. He is attacking the Republican Party, which has gone on vacation.
At a campaign reception in Los Angeles on Tuesday night, the president again criticized Trump for his handling of Navalny’s death.
“Trump hasn’t even been able to condemn him. It’s outrageous,” he told supporters.
The White House is expected to announce major sanctions against Russia on Friday in response to Navalny’s death. It is expected to hold Russia accountable for what happened to the opposition leader and tighten sanctions against Russia since the war began.
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