And since Trump did something good yesterday on Israel, he had to follow up with this today. https://t.co/UvaRdcvsB5
— Bryan S. Myrick (@BryanMyrick) December 29, 2016
Earlier today, outgoing President Obama announced sanctions against Russia for their cyberattacks. Inquiring minds were left wondering: How would President-elect Trump respond?
This afternoon, they got their answer:
NEW: Trump statement in reaction to new US Sanctions on Russia pic.twitter.com/miZCNd0ZkW
— Zeke Miller (@ZekeJMiller) December 29, 2016
Oh.
— Ryan (@chasinghumility) December 29, 2016
No clue what this is supposed to mean. https://t.co/JgP4q65nBg
— Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) December 29, 2016
I keep going back and forth between the two sentences to decide which is more odd. pic.twitter.com/7kEUr9moiS
— Chris Geidner (@chrisgeidner) December 29, 2016
All due respect to the POTUS-elect, but Russian cyber warfare doesn’t really seem like the kind of thing you should “move on” from.
https://twitter.com/ellencarmichael/status/814609124713500674
Also, why wait until next week? Not exactly the most forceful response considering who we’re dealing with, is it?
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What could be bigger & better than meeting with intel folks? As POTUS might be good idea to know what's going on. Ya think?
— DesertGal (@DesertGalNM) December 29, 2016
President Obama’s two terms have been plagued by bad optics. President-elect Trump might want to think about how to avoid a similar fate.
https://twitter.com/Kiser/status/814611758652526592
Apparently this issue is not a big deal to Don. He has no sense of urgency. Weak.
— Herrongate (@spivbilcaster) December 29, 2016
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Why did Obama wait until now to punish Russia for hacks? (Hint: This looks bad)
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