Trump Condemns Putin for ‘Backing Animal Assad’ in Responding to Syria Chemical Attack: ‘Big Price to Pay’
President Trump reacted this morning to the horrific chemical attack in Syria by, in part, calling out Vladimir Putin.
Many dead, including women and children, in mindless CHEMICAL attack in Syria. Area of atrocity is in lockdown and encircled by Syrian Army, making it completely inaccessible to outside world. President Putin, Russia and Iran are responsible for backing Animal Assad. Big price…
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 8, 2018
….to pay. Open area immediately for medical help and verification. Another humanitarian disaster for no reason whatsoever. SICK!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 8, 2018
Many dead, including women and children, in mindless CHEMICAL attack in Syria. Area of atrocity is in lockdown and encircled by Syrian Army, making it completely inaccessible to outside world. President Putin, Russia and Iran are responsible for backing Animal Assad. Big price to pay. Open area immediately for medical help and verification. Another humanitarian disaster for no reason whatsoever. SICK!
He also brought up his predecessor’s “red line”:
If President Obama had crossed his stated Red Line In The Sand, the Syrian disaster would have ended long ago! Animal Assad would have been history!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 8, 2018
The calling-out of Putin was very much noticed on Twitter:
A rare move by the president to call out Putin by name https://t.co/rHFUkXfHMO
— Jonathan Lemire (@JonLemire) April 8, 2018
Actual naming of Putin in a critical way. https://t.co/TgRexd4qUC
— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) April 8, 2018
In rare move, Trump calls out Putin by name https://t.co/SMANmB8EVu
— Manu Raju (@mkraju) April 8, 2018
First time Trump has criticized Putin by name? https://t.co/5efCanvJWL
— Sam Stein (@samstein) April 8, 2018
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