Former President Trump’s plea to President Putin this week echoed past moments when Trump solicited a foreign leader or government for damaging information on a political rival.
as the Russian president wages a bloody and devastating war in Ukraine that has killed thousands of civilians and displaced millions more.
Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, a vocal Trump critic who warned about Russia’s threats when he was the GOP presidential nominee in 2012, added, “I don’t think Vladimir Putin oughta be one of the people we go to for favors right now." “I did not see them,” said Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart, R-Fla. “I am focused on the fact that Ukrainians are giving their lives for freedom, and I’m focused on making sure the United States does everything it needs to do. I’m not too concerned about what people say.”
Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, who is flirting with a 2024 presidential bid, declined twice on Wednesday to say whether Trump’s appeal to Putin to release dirt on Hunter Biden was appropriate.
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