Kuster Statement on Summit Between President Trump and President Putin

(Concord, NH) – Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02) released the following statement on the summit between President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin:

“The United States intelligence community agrees that Russia interfered in our elections and is involved in other disruptive and anti-Democratic actions around the world. It’s troubling that President Trump puts the word of President Putin above that of our own intelligence agencies. President Trump should have taken this opportunity to strongly condemn President Putin and Russia for these actions. It’s extremely regrettable that President Trump is blaming the United States for problems in our relationship with Russia. President Putin and Russia have conducted a nerve agent attack on the soil of Great Britain, annexed portions of Ukraine, propped up the brutal Assad regime in Syria, and sowed discord on the international stage. The President of the United States is in a unique position to stand up to President Putin and instead President Trump is projecting weakness on the global stage.”

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