The Hill reports:
Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) on Sunday avoided answering questions from Fox News anchor Martha MacCallum about former President Trump’s past praise for Russian President Vladimir Putin, saying it was not “a conversation worth having.”
MacCallum asked Cornyn if he thought Trump’s previous positive comments about Putin, who faces international revulsion over his war in Ukraine, would help or hurt the former president if he decides to run for reelection.
“I wouldn’t trust Vladimir Putin any farther than I could throw him,” Cornyn said. “I think that’s really … that’s really the answer.
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Cornyn avoids addressing Trump’s comments on Putin https://t.co/vRHUVMmUmB pic.twitter.com/RNonjRgdOw
— The Hill (@thehill) April 3, 2022
Asked on Fox News Sunday about Trump asking Putin for dirt on the Bidens even as Russia wages war on Ukraine, John Cornyn says “I wouldn’t trust Vladimir Putin” but stops short of criticizing Trump or calling his comments unwise pic.twitter.com/jGU0CvbkJS
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) April 3, 2022