Many senators returning from the summer recess distanced themselves from Trump’s comments praising the Russian president in a national security forum
One day after Donald Trump reiterated his admiration for Vladimir Putin,saying the Russian president was a better leader than Barack Obama, Republicans on Capitol Hill struggled to elaborate why their party’s presidential nominee was enamored with a man they have long cast as one of America’s primary foes.
Many Republicans who returned to Washington this week after the summer recess expressed confidence that Trump was improving as a candidate in both tone and message. But on Thursday, and they found themselves in the familiar routine of distancing themselves from Trump’s comments – the latest being his compliment for Putin in an NBC News national security forum held on Wednesday. Related: Vladimir Putin is 'a gangster and thug',says US presidential candidate Marco Rubio Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com