This will leave a mark. The Russia Bounty Scandal is an outrageous act of betrayal on Trump’s part. Biden went on a strong offensive today against Trump’s handling of Russia offering bounties to Taliban soldiers for killing American and British soldiers in Afghanistan.
Here are Biden’s remarks about this scandal captured on video. He gave them while attending a Virtual Town Hall on Asian-American, Pacific Islanders issues. The video begins when Biden starts his comments on the RussiaBounty scandal. Those who would like to watch the entire Town Hall from the beginning, please go here.
Key Quotes:
- “I’m quite frankly outraged by the report,” Biden said. He promised that if he is elected, “Putin will be confronted and we’ll impose serious costs on Russia.”
- “His entire presidency has been a gift to Putin, but this is beyond the pale”
- “It’s betrayal of the most sacred duty we bear as a nation to protect and equip our troops when we send them into harm’s way. It’s a betrayal of every single American family with a loved one serving in Afghanistan or anywhere overseas.”
- “Not only has he failed to sanction or impose any kind of consequences on Russia for this egregious violation of international law, Donald Trump has continued his embarrassing campaign of deference and debasing himself before Vladimir Putin,”
- “has known about this for months according the Times and done worse than nothing”
- “I’m disgusted on behalf of those families whose loved ones are serving today”
Biden slams Trump over report Russia offered bounties for Afghan militants to kill U.S. soldiers
Joe Biden has accused Donald Trump of betraying his duty as president, after a report claimed the White House knew for months Russian intelligence offered Afghan militants bounties to kill U.S. soldiers but did not punish Moscow.
“His entire presidency has been a gift to Putin, but this is beyond the pale,” Biden said during a virtual town hall Saturday. “It’s betrayal of the most sacred duty we bear as a nation to protect and equip our troops when we send them into harm’s way. It’s a betrayal of every single American family with a loved one serving in Afghanistan or anywhere overseas.”
Trump is Putin’s puppet, and this is a timely reminder of just that. To know about this murder plot against American and UK troops since March and not do a damn thing is monstrous.
“President Trump, the commander in chief of American troops serving in a dangerous theater of war, has known about this for months according the Times and done worse than nothing,” Biden said.
“Not only has he failed to sanction or impose any kind of consequences on Russia for this egregious violation of international law, Donald Trump has continued his embarrassing campaign of deference and debasing himself before Vladimir Putin,” Biden continued. “He has had this information according to the Times and yet he offered to host Putin in the United States and sought to invite Russia to rejoin the G7.”
“Done worse than nothing.” Biden points out that Trump took no action whatsoever against the Putin regime that was plotting to murder American and UK soldiers, but, worse, he acted as if Putin is still our friend, despite knowing about the murder plot, and even suggested including Putin in the next G7 meeting. That is truly a betrayal of our country.
“I’m quite frankly outraged by the report,” Biden said. He promised that if he is elected, “Putin will be confronted and we’ll impose serious costs on Russia.”
“But I don’t just think about this as a candidate for President. I think about this as a dad, a Father who sent his son to serve in harm’s way for a year in the Middle East and in Iraq, and I’m disgusted on behalf of those families whose loved ones are serving today,” Biden said.
Everybody should be disgusted. Trump is a vicious monster. Not doing anything, ANYTHING WHATSOEVER, about this Putin plot that offered money for American and UK soldiers’ deaths, makes Trump complicit in the plot. He might as well have pulled the trigger himself.
Biden accuses Trump of ‘betrayal’ for ignoring intel that Russia put bounty on heads of American soldiers
20 American soldiers were killed in Afghanistan, how many of them were killed because of the bounty Putin paid for the murder of American and UK soldiers?
20 American soldiers perished in Afghanistan this year. If even ONE of them died because of the bounty Putin put on American and UK soldier’s life’s, that blood is directly on Trump’s hands for not doing anything whatsoever to protect these soldiers.
McEnany did not deny the veracity of the report about the Russian bounty, but claimed that top intelligence officials say neither Trump nor Pence were told about it.
She trashed the New York Times for reporting that Trump was briefed. The story cited unnamed officials.
“This does not speak to the merit of the intelligence but the inaccuracy of the New York Times,” she said in a statement.
They are not denying this at all, so it is true. McEnany claims that Trump or Pence did not know. They were supposedly not made aware, and thus did not know of the BOUNTY PUTIN PLACED ON AMERICAN SOLDIERS DEATHS. Who are they trying to kid here? How could Trump not have known? He is the Commander In Chief, for crying out loud! He MUST have KNOWN. He KNEW.
He is a MONSTER who left American and UK soldiers unprotected, left them to die.
H/T to Hinoema01 for providing this latest ad from the LINCOLN PROJECT against Trump for this betrayal of America, “BOUNTY”