Trump breaks silence on Navalny, casts no blame on Putin

[TomCADem]

Source: Reuters

WASHINGTON, Feb 19 (Reuters) - Donald Trump, who drew criticism as U.S. president for his praise of Russian leader Vladimir Putin, made his first public comment on the death of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny on Monday in a social media post that cast no blame.

"The sudden death of Alexei Navalny has made me more and more aware of what is happening in our Country," Trump wrote, appearing to link the death to his own political troubles.

"It is a slow, steady progression, with CROOKED, Radical Left Politicians, Prosecutors, and Judges leading us down a path to destruction. Open Borders, Rigged Elections, and Grossly Unfair Courtroom Decisions are DESTROYING AMERICA. WE ARE A NATION IN DECLINE, A FAILING NATION! MAGA2024"

It was not clear what similarities Trump was trying to draw with Russia's most prominent opposition leader. Navalny, 47, fought for years against what he called vast corruption in Putin's Russia, ruled by "crooks and thieves."

Read more: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-breaks-silence-navalny-casts-no-blame-putin-2024-02-19/

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It is amazing the degree to which the modern Republican party has become complicit in supporting Russian expansionism. Even Haley got it right in noting Trump's failure to condemn Putin. Indeed, Trump used the Navalny's murder to once again denounce America.

[twodogsbarking]

1. Blather - noun : voluble nonsensical or inconsequential talk or writing.

[TwilightZone]

4. I use blathering in connection with Trump all the time.

It's quite appropriate.

[Docreed2003]

2. Is there any doubt that Trump would love nothing more...

Than to be able to jail any opposition leader or any judge or any individual he deems a threat?

[soldierant]

12. Just possibly

he might love it more to be able to kill them with impunity after imprisoning them, Or even before - eliminate the middle man.

[orangecrush]

3. As expected

From a traitorous human cesspool.

[ificandream]

5. I think the writer is absolutely right that he's trying to link himself and Navalny.

Which is disgustingly absurd.

[MontanaMama]

9. MAGAts are already doing the same thing.

We shouldn't be surprised and yet...

[muriel_volestrangler]

6. Trump the Rapist called for presidential immunity in the USA and didn't get it. He sees Putin has it

and was able to kill an opponent without repercussions. So he is complaining that Russia lets its president get away with murder, but he gets prosecuted for attempting to overturn the election, fraud, rape, stealing state secrets etc.

[PSPS]

7. Even his voter pamphlet statements are nothing more than how much he hates the country and how he is a victim.

How this is supposed to attract voters is beyond comprehension. Maybe it's the joke we have for media slavishly chasing him around, cameras and microphones at the ready, blasting every utterance somewhere as if it were newsworthy.

[Sessuch]

14. Just as Sinclair Broadcast Group preaches

[Beausoleil]

8. "The sudden death of Alexei Navalny has made me more and more"

SORRY FOR MYSELF!!!! Whaaaah! Pity me!"

[Nasruddin]

10. Crazy non sequitur

This is the ranting of an out of control narcissist - all problems are nothing compared to MY problems

[PortTack]

11. Who gives a rats what tfg says!

[soldierant]

13. Those of us who

realize what a danger he is, and have not given up hope that eventually something will sink in to those who don't.

[IronLionZion]

15. Putin's lapdog is going to pull the US out of NATO

Trump will give Russia classified intel and maybe even weapons to defend against Ukraine. Things will get really interesting if he takes Putin's side in the Israel war too.

[mahina]

16. I thought he said

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