Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, like a bull in a china shop, President Trump bulldozed his way through the NATO summit, offending our allies, and then in Helsinki was shamefully servile to Russia's autocratic ruler, Vladimir Putin. Autocrat Putin boasts a long list of brutal and violent threats to liberty here at home and abroad. In early 2014, Russian forces illegally invaded Ukraine's Crimea and the Donbass region. Thousands have been killed and millions of Ukrainians displaced. On February 27, 2015, Russian freedom fighter, Boris Nemtsov, was gunned down outside the Kremlin's crimson walls. In the 2016 election, Russian intelligence services used social media and cyber attacks to target our democratic elections and those of several of our allies. According to the Committee to Protect Journalists, 58 Russian journalists have been brutally murdered since 1992. Mr. Speaker, Russia is ``Murder Incorporated'' under Putin's abhorrent rule. I include in the Record a long list of some of Russia's brutal, murderous actions. Brutal and Undemocratic Actions of Dictator Vladimir Putin's Russia 2000--Putin was supposed to face a second-round runoff in the 2000 presidential election, had it not been for widespread fraud. Biased coverage by large media outlets controlled by the Russian state and Kremlin supporters can be accredited for this. (Freedom House) 2003--Mikhail Khodorkovsky is arrested by Russian authorities and charged with fraud. The trial was criticized for lack of due process.…”