Posted on 07/16/2018 12:16:06 PM PDT by COUNTrecount
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator John McCain (R-AZ), Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, released the following statement today on President Trump’s meeting and press conference with Vladimir Putin in Helsinki:
“Today’s press conference in Helsinki was one of the most disgraceful performances by an American president in memory. The damage inflicted by President Trump’s naiveté, egotism, false equivalence, and sympathy for autocrats is difficult to calculate. But it is clear that the summit in Helsinki was a tragic mistake.
“President Trump proved not only unable, but unwilling to stand up to Putin. He and Putin seemed to be speaking from the same script as the president made a conscious choice to defend a tyrant against the fair questions of a free press, and to grant Putin an uncontested platform to spew propaganda and lies to the world.
“It is tempting to describe the press conference as a pathetic rout – as an illustration of the perils of under-preparation and inexperience. But these were not the errant tweets of a novice politician. These were the deliberate choices of a president who seems determined to realize his delusions of a warm relationship with Putin’s regime without any regard for the true nature of his rule, his violent disregard for the sovereignty of his neighbors, his complicity in the slaughter of the Syrian people, his violation of international treaties, and his assault on democratic institutions throughout the world.
“Coming close on the heels of President Trump’s bombastic and erratic conduct towards our closest friends and allies in Brussels and Britain, today’s press conference marks a recent low point in the history of the American Presidency. That the president was attended in Helsinki by a team of competent and patriotic advisors makes his blunders and capitulations all the more painful and inexplicable.
“No prior president has ever abased himself more abjectly before a tyrant. Not only did President Trump fail to speak the truth about an adversary; but speaking for America to the world, our president failed to defend all that makes us who we are—a republic of free people dedicated to the cause of liberty at home and abroad. American presidents must be the champions of that cause if it is to succeed. Americans are waiting and hoping for President Trump to embrace that sacred responsibility. One can only hope they are not waiting totally in vain.”
Two-time traitors should be on display at an Esso station, decorating a meathook like Mussolini and his pals.
“In a fire”?
why didn’t he say the same thing when Hillary was flirting with the Russians over a red button?
What’s he wet starting now?
“Clearly the democrat talking point for today is “disgraceful””
Not just today, but every day! Unfortunately, there are no mirrors in RATdome!
This was McNoName's concession speech before even one ballot was cast. Pitiful political performance.
I voted for Palin and an aneurysm.
5.56mm
McCain made a deal with Al Queda in Syria. This was illegal and criminal but McCain thought the law does not apply to him and he had the backing of the Obama Administration.
Similar to others that backed Hillary in the election, McCain never thought she would lose.
McCain’s action makes him subject to prosecution. He needed an escape. Dying is an escape.
The question is whether he is really dying or is he faking?
Well if Juan didn’t like it, it must have been good. Bye Juan.
Was this from Weekend at John’s?
“Mclame would look great on a meathook in an Esso station.”
He should be extradited to Iraq, Syria or both to answer for war crimes in supporting the genocidal jihadis.
Then we might see precisely that. Well deserved, too. He finally would have earned something on his own merit.
Until and unless McQueeg shows his face in public and delivers these “tweets” in person, I will not believe he said them. These “tweets” are being written and delivered by one of his minions. McQueeg is end-stage GBM — he is comatose and unresponsive — maybe already dead.
You first prick.
“You first prick”
FYI, that is directed at the media whore John McLame.
Is there one example of McCain ripping a Democratic President like this? Did you go bonkers when Bill Clinton was taking illegal campaign contributions from the Chinese? Or when Obama was sending advisors to Israel to try and defeat Benjamin Netanyahu? Or when Obama sided with the Muslim Brotherhood takeover of Egypt?
Bob Woodward snuck into his hospital room.
Shut up McCain. You lost. You are not the President.
You have a brain tumor. Resign.
If the traitor is able to make this press release he is able to return to the senate and represent Arizona.
Granted, I wish he would resign like a man, but we aren’t talking about someone with integrity or even a modicum of decency.
No Proof of Life means it’s his band of nevertrumpers working overtime again.
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