‘Ronald Reagan Would Roll Over in His Grave’: Obama Rips GOP For 37% of Them Favoring Putin
Dec 16, 2016 17:50:32 #
http://www.mediaite.com/tv/ronald-reagan-would-roll-over-in-his-grave-obama-rips-gop-for-37-of-them-favoring-putin/
In his last press conference of the year, President Barack Obama addressed the newfound approval many Republicans, including President-elect Donald Trump, have of Russia and its leader Vladimir Putin.
Answering a broader question about intelligence stating that Russian hacking was done to influence the e******n and whether he could assure our latest e******n was free and fair, Obama keyed in on the lack of criticism Trump has had for Putin and how a large portion of GOP v**ers now hold favorable views of the Russian leader.
He called out Republicans for being hypocritical for criticizing him for engaging with Russia but later endorsing Trump while he was saying he’d stop sanctions on Russia. Obama also noted how complimentary of Putin Trump was during the campaign.
POTUS hit back at those saying why didn’t he tell everyone the Russians were trying to help Trump. Pointing to a recent survey by YouGov, Obama highlighted just how far GOPers have come on their feelings towards Putin.
“Come on. There was a survey some of you saw where — now this is just one poll, but a pretty credible source — 37% of Republican v**ers approve of Putin,” POTUS stated. “Over a third of Republican v**ers approve of Vladimir Putin, the former head of the KGB.”
He then namechecked a conservative icon.
“Ronald Reagan would roll over in his grave,” Obama exclaimed. “How did this happen? It happened in part because for too long everything that happens in this town, everything that’s said is seen through the lens of does this help or hurt us relative to Democrats or relative to President Obama.”
Watch the clip: http://www.mediaite.com/tv/ronald-reagan-would-roll-over-in-his-grave-obama-rips-gop-for-37-of-them-favoring-putin/
In his last press conference of the year, President Barack Obama addressed the newfound approval many Republicans, including President-elect Donald Trump, have of Russia and its leader Vladimir Putin.
Answering a broader question about intelligence stating that Russian hacking was done to influence the e******n and whether he could assure our latest e******n was free and fair, Obama keyed in on the lack of criticism Trump has had for Putin and how a large portion of GOP v**ers now hold favorable views of the Russian leader.
He called out Republicans for being hypocritical for criticizing him for engaging with Russia but later endorsing Trump while he was saying he’d stop sanctions on Russia. Obama also noted how complimentary of Putin Trump was during the campaign.
POTUS hit back at those saying why didn’t he tell everyone the Russians were trying to help Trump. Pointing to a recent survey by YouGov, Obama highlighted just how far GOPers have come on their feelings towards Putin.
“Come on. There was a survey some of you saw where — now this is just one poll, but a pretty credible source — 37% of Republican v**ers approve of Putin,” POTUS stated. “Over a third of Republican v**ers approve of Vladimir Putin, the former head of the KGB.”
He then namechecked a conservative icon.
“Ronald Reagan would roll over in his grave,” Obama exclaimed. “How did this happen? It happened in part because for too long everything that happens in this town, everything that’s said is seen through the lens of does this help or hurt us relative to Democrats or relative to President Obama.”
Watch the clip: http://www.mediaite.com/tv/ronald-reagan-would-roll-over-in-his-grave-obama-rips-gop-for-37-of-them-favoring-putin/
Dec 16, 2016 18:11:28 #
Putin is not a good guy and cannot be trusted; even President-elects and future Secretaries of State should know.
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