GOP Rep. Steve Scalise was perhaps overly optimistic in advance of Donald Trump’s meeting with Vladimir Putin in Helsinki. It didn’t turn out to go as well for America as Scalise apparently thought it would.
But that doesn’t make Scalise’s stroll down Memory Lane any less damning. For Obama, that is:
President @realDonaldTrump went into this meeting with Putin from a position of American strength to combat Russian aggression, but it's important to remember how Russia was allowed to get to this point. https://t.co/Fni4HSAAZn
— Steve Scalise (@SteveScalise) July 16, 2018
March 2009: President Obama and Secretary Clinton hit the reset button on relations with Russia. pic.twitter.com/5GafJAyww0
— Steve Scalise (@SteveScalise) July 16, 2018
March 2012: President Obama promises Russia flexibility on missile defense in return for “space” during his final election. pic.twitter.com/vcBPKc2M9v
— Steve Scalise (@SteveScalise) July 16, 2018
October 2012: President Obama mocks Governor Romney in a presidential debate for saying Russia is our number one geopolitical foe; Democrats, Liberal Media join in. (video via @FreeBeacon) pic.twitter.com/D1d8lPMmJo
— Steve Scalise (@SteveScalise) July 16, 2018
August 2013: Russia-backed Syria crosses President Obama’s “red line” with a chemical weapon attack on its own citizens; President Obama fails to respond with force despite his original threat. https://t.co/sc3iRd4Jdg
— Steve Scalise (@SteveScalise) July 16, 2018
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February 2014: Russia annexes Crimea; President Obama does nothing to stop them.
— Steve Scalise (@SteveScalise) July 16, 2018
June 2017: Senior Obama administration official admits they “sort of choked” when it came to dealing with Russia. President @realDonaldTrump won’t choke like President Obama did. https://t.co/UR33MRoJCo
— Steve Scalise (@SteveScalise) July 16, 2018
Well, Trump did choke. Hard. On his own words, if you believe his “would” vs. “wouldn’t” explanation. But Trump’s spinelessness notwithstanding, Scalise is right that Obama and his administration completely dropped the ball with regard to Russia.
Wow. Wow. Wow. Wow. Wow. Wow. https://t.co/BE9Kp84PkH
— Billy Hallowell (@BillyHallowell) July 18, 2018
Don't tell the liberals that.
— C'mon_man (@_Bordelon_) July 16, 2018
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