Hillary Clinton wanted simply six phrases to make her emotions about President Donald Trump’s relationship with Russian President Vladimir Putin crystal clear.
On Sunday, the previous secretary of state and 2016 Democratic presidential nominee shared a Gizmodo report on X (previously Twitter) detailing a reported determination by Trump’s newly appointed Protection Secretary, Pete Hegseth.
The article reported that Hegseth had ordered U.S. Cyber Command to “stand down from all planning in opposition to Russia, together with offensive digital actions.”
A biting caption: “Wouldn’t need to harm Putin’s emotions.”
The submit got here as Trump confronted rising backlash for his latest Oval Workplace tirade in opposition to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the place he echoed Russian speaking factors on the continuing conflict that (opposite to his false claims) was launched by Putin in February 2022.
As criticism mounted, a 2016 presidential debate clip of Clinton warning about GOP rival Trump and Russia additionally resurfaced and rapidly went viral once more.