Ex-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton joined MSNBC’s Morning Joe to give her two cents on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. During the interview, Clinton appeared to blame 45th President Donald Trump and the GOP for Russia’s aggression.
Fox News reports:
Appearing on “Morning Joe,” Clinton accused Trump of “giving aid and comfort” to Putin amid the ongoing invasion of Ukraine and claimed Republicans were playing into the latter’s ambitions to “undermine democracy” by viewing him as a strong leader who aligned with their values.
“We have to also make sure that within our own country we are calling out those people who are giving aid and comfort to Vladimir Putin, who are talking about what a genius he is, what a smart move it is, who are unfortunately being broadcast by Russian media, not only inside Russia, but in Europe to demonstrate the division within our own country,” Clinton told host Mika Brzezinski, referencing Trump earlier this week calling Putin a “genius” and “very savvy” for how he was handling Ukraine, while adding Putin wouldn’t have invaded if Trump was president.
“This is heartbreaking, but it’s also dangerous, and I think it’s time for what’s left of the Republican Party that has any common sense not just to say, OK, go help defend Ukraine against Putin, but to stand against those people in politics and government, in the media and elsewhere in our own country who are literally giving aid and comfort to an enemy of freedom and democracy,” she later added, repeating the claim that they were giving “aid and comfort” to Putin.
“It can’t continue because it plays right into the ambitions of not just Putin, but also President Xi of China to undermine democracy, to literally divide and conquer the West without ever invading us, but by setting us against each other,” she stated.
Clinton added on that with Trump’s “ascent,” Republicans lost their “spine” on Putin. It is unclear why she made this statement, especially since Trump put harsh sanctions on Russia during his administration, which resulted in no new wars anywhere in the world, much less those involving Russia.
