Political Quotes

“Madam President, to my colleagues, let me just say that we must speak out and act. President Trump's appearance with Russia's President Putin--a U.S. President capitulating to a strongman dictator, unprecedented in American history--compromised America's national security and brings into question whether America can be relied upon as the leader of the free world. With Mr. Trump standing with Mr. Putin while he discredited America's investigation into Russian meddling--this is an American President, with a dictator, challenging the investigation being done against Russia--the President questioned the conclusions of U.S. intelligence agencies. He left unchallenged Mr. Putin's lies and illegal military invasions. In short, Mr. Trump did Mr. Putin's bidding. In Russia, they are smiling; at the White House, they are scrambling. Congress must speak out and act. Congress must repudiate the President's actions to make clear to the American people and the world that Russia, directed by Mr. Putin, attacked our free election system in 2016 and tried to tip the scales in favor of Mr. Trump. Russia illegally invaded the sovereign state of Ukraine and illegally annexed Crimea, which the United States must make clear we will never recognize. Russia, under Mr. Putin, murders its political opponents and journalists. Russia has interfered in the politics of several European democratic states.…”