McCain trashes Trump for congratulating Putin on election win – just like Obama did in 2012
(National Sentinel) Never Trump: Frequent critic Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., lashed out at President Donald J. Trump on Tuesday after he congratulated Russian President Vladimir Putin for his latest election victory.
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“An American president does not lead the Free World by congratulating dictators on winning sham elections. And by doing so with Vladimir Putin, President Trump insulted every Russian citizen who was denied the right to vote in a free and fair election,” McCain tweeted.
An American president does not lead the Free World by congratulating dictators on winning sham elections. And by doing so with Vladimir Putin, President Trump insulted every Russian citizen who was denied the right to vote in a free and fair election. https://t.co/lcQTBi7CA1
— John McCain (@SenJohnMcCain) March 20, 2018
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However, in 2012 then-President Obama also sent a congratulatory message to Putin when he won an election that year — presumably in the same way as McCain suggested.
Pres. Obama phoning congratulations from AF-1 to Pres-elect Vladimir Putin of Russia.
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) March 9, 2012
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France, Germany, and Japan had all sent congratulatory messages to Moscow as well before Trump made his phone call.
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