President-elect Donald Trump has earned considerable scorn from NATO member nations for promising a normalization of US-Russia relations, and now it looks like there is a bipartisan collection of senators stepping forward promising to “rein in” any efforts by Trump to improve relations with them.
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R – SC) vowed to go after Russia over allegations that they had been “interfering in our election process.” Graham’s usual partner in crime, Sen. John McCain (R – AZ) also warned against normalizing ties with a country that “attempted to undermine America’s elections.”
It’s not just those two, who never like diplomacy that much no matter who the other nation is. Sen. Ben Cardin (D – MD) also went after the idea of improving ties, insisting Trump needs to accept that Russia is an “adversary, not a partner.”
Trump has talked up the idea of improving US-Russia relations throughout his campaign, a fact which didn’t sit well with NATO, which has invested heavily in a military buildup along the Russian frontier in Eastern Europe, and has been warning against a rapprochement ever since.
What a bunch of treasonous bastards!
McCain and Graham actually make Trump appear moderate, sane and reasonable…as if that is possible?
Trump was elected to solve some of the problems those two dummies caused
Can we stuff these three jokers on a plane and get permission to fly them over Russia at around 40,000 feet and kick em’ out…without a parachute?
amoral duopolist morons.
It is some comfort that Graham and McCain were anti-Trump, and so he does not care what they think. He already sees them as the problem.
Short of declaring war, what else can the Congress do? Pass a law saying that the President can’t conduct diplomacy? Mandate NATO troops remain on the Russian border?
All I have to say is Sen. Lindsey Graham (R – SC) and Sen. John McCain can go f themselves. These two bastards have helped greatly in creating this mess not only in Syria but the middle east in general. We will make friends with Russia and leave Assad alone so get the f over it McCain and Graham. Or, you two love birds can go visit your terrorist friends (Al Nusra) in Aleppo.