Hillary Clinton criticizes Trump for calling Putin a 'genius' and giving 'aid to' Moscow, praises Biden's response and suggests Republicans like the Russian leader because he is 'anti-gay'
Russian invasion of Ukraine blamed on Trump by miserable woman he defeated in2016
By Morgan Phillips
Daily Mail
February 25, 2022
Clinton suggested that Trump Republicans view Putin favorably because he is 'anti-gay' and 'anti-democracy'
Hillary Clinton said that President Trump's comments about Vladimir Putin's 'genius' need to be called out by Republicans as she claimed that some in the GOP are sympathetic to Putin because of his 'anti-gay' and 'anti-democracy' stance.
'I want to make sure within our own country that we are calling out those people who are giving aid and comfort to Vladimir Putin about what a genius he is what a smart move it is, who are unfortunately, being broadcast by Russian media, not only inside Russia but in Europe to demonstrate the division within our own country,' the 2016 Democratic nominee said on MSNBC's Morning Joe on Friday.
'Maybe this terrible aggression by Putin will stiffen the spines of a lot of Republicans in office who understand you cannot continue to give Trump and his enablers a blank check because they will lead us to a very bad place,' she continued.
Clinton then suggested that 'too many Republicans' are 'naive in such a dangerous way.'
'They somehow believe that because Putin presents himself as a strong leader on behalf of certain values that are you know, anti gay, that are anti, you know, freedom and democracy that so messy, that somehow you know, that quote corresponds with the views of certain members and elements of the Republican Party.'
'They could not be more mistaken,' she continued. 'I mean, he poisons people in prisons.'
Hillary Clinton wants President Biden to send more U.S. troops
overseas to bolster Ukraine's defense
Rep. Dan Crenshaw, R-Texas, had a go at Clinton on Fox and Friends for her attack on Trump.
'That is an appalling statement, to place blame on the last administration,' Crenshaw said.
'Talk about Trump, what about how he dealt with NATO and Russian aggression. He was telling allies to increase defense spending and telling allies, Germany, stop relying on Russian oil and gas, this is removing leverage, don't ask us to protect you when you rely on them for energy,' the Texas Republican rattled off.
'Germany cancelled import terminal and France cancels contracts with Texas lng companies there is long history of failure here, it is not the trump administration and shame on her, she knows that, shame on her for being so partisan, we need to be united with allies against Russia right now.'
Crenshaw then claimed that Biden 'destroyed our oil and gas sector.'
Clinton also called on the Biden administration to step up its game with Ukraine's defense. She said that she supports sending more U.S. troops overseas to bolster Ukraine's defense and talked about the importance of defending NATO allies. Ukraine is not a member of NATO but has pushed to be included in the alliance.
'I strongly believe in supporting with military weapons if necessary, and they are both Ukrainian army and any kind of resistance but I also support putting in more troops,' she said.
'I would hope that the administration and our European allies and others would move even more quickly to impose sanctions not only on the economy of Russia, but also on individual actors within that economy all the way up to Putin,' Clinton said.
'I think that the only pressure that Putin would respond to or that could have any kind of impact on his thinking would be those who he relies on to launder his money to keep the funding going into his secret accounts.'
'We've got to go after those oligarchs who are supporting Putin financially. They need to pay a price whether their yachts are seized or their homes are seized,' she said.
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