Arizona Senator John McCain wants to scrap the planned summit between Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, at least if he perceives Trump is “not prepared to hold Putin accountable.”
Just one day ago, McCain tweeted out this regarding the Helsinki summit: “As all eyes turn to #Helsinki, @POTUS must reverse his disturbing tendency to show America’s adversaries the deference & esteem that should be reserved for our allies. He must be strong with #Putin & show willingness to defend the US & our allies against those who threaten us.”
And after the news broke of the indictment of the Russian intel officers, McCain issued a stronger statement making it clear that “if President Trump is not prepared to hold Putin accountable, the summit in Helsinki should not move forward.”
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“President Trump must be willing to confront Putin from a position of strength and demonstrate that there will be a serious price to pay for his ongoing aggression towards the United States and democracies around the world. If President Trump is not prepared to hold Putin accountable, the summit in Helsinki should not move forward.”
McCain’s statement came the same day as a number of high-profile Democrats also trashed the summit.
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