President Trump blasted former President Obama as a “patsy for Russia” in a new interview released Thursday.
Trump claimed in an interview with CNBC that he has been “far tougher on Russia than any president in many, many years, maybe ever.”
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“Look at the sanctions I put on, look at the diplomats I put out. Nobody’s done what I’ve done,” Trump said. “Obama didn’t do it, Obama was a patsy for Russia, Obama was a total patsy,” he continued.
Trump referenced a 2012 statement by Obama, when he was caught on a hot mic telling then-Russian President Dmitri Medvedev that he would “have more flexibility” after the 2012 presidential election to negotiate with Russia on missile defense.
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