There’s no bottom for Trump or the Republican party. Trump is wrong – the law says you can’t accept foreign assistance in an election. He has backtracked some but other Republicans have supported him. Sad!
Trump hasn’t absorbed basic lessons from the 2016 race: Foreign interference in U.S. elections is a grave and continuing threat, and embracing it can bring about a world of hurt, @PeterAtlantic writes: https://t.co/t731bUsLvT
— The Atlantic (@TheAtlantic) June 16, 2019
When asked whether it’s right or wrong for candidates to accept aid from foreign governments, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo suggests the question is “ridiculous” and calls it “Washington silliness.” pic.twitter.com/4Qu21wSGcZ
— Renato Mariotti (@renato_mariotti) June 16, 2019
Mitch McConnell dismisses outrage over Trump's comments about accepting foreign dirt on opponents – CNNPolitics https://t.co/KIR0Cgrv5M
— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) June 16, 2019
The news is crazy these days, but it seems like an important moment in American politics when a Senate majority leader brushes off concerns about a president saying he’s willing to accept foreign help to win an election.https://t.co/w0xnBbFbwk
— Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur) June 16, 2019
Two Russian assets playing golf and aiding Putin afterward. https://t.co/tfFA7wnkvH
— Norman Ornstein (@NormOrnstein) June 16, 2019
Rep. Chris Stewart, a Utah Republican who sits on the House Intelligence Committee, said that it would be "foolish" not to take information from a foreign government pertaining to an election campaign. https://t.co/c5Xgzvzu2b
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) June 15, 2019
Sad! 