The current American head of state has faced a wave of criticism after congratulated Vladimir Putin on his re-election to the post of President of the Russian Federation. Media reported that Donald trump did this despite the protests of the entourage. The President of the United States today commented on his decision.
«I called the President of Russia Putin to congratulate him on his election victory (in the past, Obama also congratulated him). The Fake News Media went crazy over this because they wanted me to put him away. They are wrong! Rapprochement with Russia (and others) is good, not bad,» — wrote in Twitter , the head of state.
I called President Putin of Russia to congratulate him on his election victory (in the past, Obama called him also). The Fake News Media is crazed because they wanted me to excoriate him. They are wrong! Getting along with Russia (and others) is a good thing, not a bad thing…….
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 21, 2018
Many US politicians have criticized Donald trump for this position, considering it inappropriate at the present time. Senator Chuck grassli did not find the right words and in enough sharp form spoke about what he thinks about Putin’s congratulations President of the United States.
«I didn’t want to talk about the call of trump, but I am very glad that you asked me to comment on this situation. I think Putin is a criminal. What he did in Georgia, Ukraine, the Baltic States, what he did in London, poisoning people with nerve substance, all of this criminal activity. I would not talk to the offender,» grassli said.
John Brennan, former head of the Central Intelligence Agency, also criticized the position of Donald trump and went even further, stating about the possible presence of dirt on Russia by the U.S. President. This thought he expressed in the ether of the TV channel MSNBC.
«I say, quite possibly, in Russian there is something that causes anxiety for Mr. trump. He knows better than us whether they have something on him,» said Brennan.
Many experts also note the growing discontent of the President of Donald trump regarding the investigation, which is special Prosecutor Robert Mueller. Criticism of a senior investigator associated with the fact that Mueller is getting closer to the President of the United States during the investigation about intervention of Russia in election 2016. He also engaged in business related to the possible contacts entourage trump with the Russian government.
In recent days, Donald trump repeatedly sharply spoke about the ongoing investigation and did criticize the attacks, Robert Mueller, saying that he didn’t have to get a special Prosecutor. In a recent post on the social network Twitter, the President quoted a Professor at Harvard law school: «I was against the fact that Mueller has chosen a special Prosecutor.»
“Special Council is told to find crimes, whether a crime exists or not. I was opposed to the selection of Mueller to be Special Council. I am still opposed to it. I think President Trump was right when he said there never should have been a Special Council appointed because…..
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 21, 2018
Earlier it was reported that trump and his team of lawyers believe in the illegality of the investigation, which is Robert Mueller. In their opinion, it was based on «fake web» dossier. In addition to the General facts of cooperation of the environment trump with Russia, was allegedly mounted a video where Donald trump spends time with the girls of easy virtue in one of the Moscow hotels. However, the team of Robert Mueller denies these charges and does not confirm the existence of such a dossier.
