‘He Has Been Terrible’: Republican Slams Trump for Being ‘Even Worse’ Than Biden on Major Issue

Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE) told reporters on Monday that President Donald Trump has been “even worse” than his predecessor, former President Joe Biden, when it comes to the issue of the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine.

On Tuesday, CNN’s Kate Bolduan played a clip of Bacon speaking to her colleague, Manu Raju, and other reporters after observing that Russian dictator Vladimir Putin has repeatedly “blown through” deadlines set by Trump.

“He’s been weak on Russia. I think he’s been good on Iran, I want to give kudos where they’re earned. I think he’s been great on Iran, but he has been terrible on Russia,” said Bacon — a retired Air Force general.

“We’ve tried to be-, hoping the president would get to the right spot on Russia and Ukraine, and he’s not. And, you know, Biden was weak. Biden’s actions in Afghanistan helped fuel this thing with Ukraine. But what I see with this president is even worse,” he added.

“What I see with this president is even worse,” repeated Bolduan.

“Kim, I mean, Don Bacon has been critical of Donald Trump on national security issues and kind of been candid, more candid than other Republicans in the past. But at what point do you think that what Don Bacon is voicing really starts to become a broader view and doesn’t change anything?” she asked global affairs analyst Kim Dozier.

“Yeah, you’ve had the EU president in the past 24 hours also say, you’ve got to stop trying to work with Russia, all Russia understands is force,” answered Dozier. “The one silver lining that Ukrainian and European officials are clinging to right now is that European officials are due in Washington this week to discuss some sort of sanctions package against Russia. So perhaps Donald Trump is creeping up to the line of implementing those packages.”

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