Washington:
US President Joe Biden on Tuesday slammed Republican rival Donald Trump for his response to the death of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, asking: “Why does Trump always blame the United States?”
After news of Navalny’s death broke on Friday, Biden directly blamed Russian leader Vladimir Putin, as did Trump’s main rival for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, Nikki Haley.
Trump didn’t mention Navalny until Monday in a post on his “Truth Social” platform, which did not accuse or express remorse but instead suggested his own legal troubles were a witch hunt and called the United States a declining nation. nation.
“Former President Trump and other Republicans refused to hold Putin accountable for his death,” Biden said. “Instead, Trump said Navalny’s death made him realize how bad America is.
“I quote him, ‘We are a declining nation, a failed nation.'” Why does Trump always blame the United States? Putin bears responsibility for Navalny’s death. Why couldn’t Trump just say that?
Republican front-runner Trump is likely to face Democrat Joe Biden in a rematch in the November presidential election.
During his term in the White House from 2017 to 2021, Trump drew criticism for praising Putin. Last week, he suggested the United States might not protect NATO allies that have not invested enough in defense against a potential Russian invasion.
Biden on Tuesday called NATO’s rhetoric dangerous. “It just encourages bad behavior,” Biden said.
Biden parlayed the criticism into a video posted on Twitter in which he urged Republicans who control the House of Representatives to pass emergency security aid to Ukraine amid its war with Russia.
“We must stand up to Putin,” Biden said.
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