Political Quotes

“I come to the floor today appalled by what appears to be a total betrayal of troops by the man who is supposed to be their Commander in Chief, a man who swore an oath to support and defend our Constitution from our Nation's enemies. This weekend, news broke that Russia offered bounties to Taliban- linked militants for the murders of U.S. troops and other coalition forces in Afghanistan--bounties that have reportedly led to the death of at least one American servicemember, and there may have been more. Yet, while numerous news outlets have confirmed that Donald Trump was briefed on the matter months ago, his administration still hasn't taken any apparent steps to push back against Russia's blatant and provocative act of aggression. In fact, far from authorizing any normal, reasonable, expected retaliation, Trump has actually refused to issue even a cold word about the foreign adversary colluding with terrorists to kill Americans in exchange for cash. Instead, he has continued to heap praise on Russia and the tyrant at its helm, describing the ``great friendship'' between our countries as recently as last month, long after he reportedly learned about the bounty scheme. Despite many independent news reports claiming otherwise, the White House spent the weekend denying that Trump was ever told of this intelligence.…”