Donald Trump comments on the disappearance of the Russian opponent by castigating… the Biden administration

In a message published on his social network, the Republican candidate declared that the death of the main dissident in Vladimir Putin’s regime had made him “realize” what is happening in his own country.

Former US President Donald Trump has broken his silence over the death of Alexei Navalny. Candidate for the nomination of the Republican Party with a view to once again facing his Democratic rival, Joe Biden, Donald Trump declared, Monday, February 19, that “sudden death” in prison of the main opponent of Vladimir Putin “raises more and more awareness of what is happening in [son] country.”

In a message published on his social network, Truth Social, and in which no mention was made of the Russian president or the Kremlin, Donald Trump castigated without further detail the Biden administration and his American political adversaries, described as “politicians, prosecutors and crook judges of the radical left.”

Nikki Haley denounces “unhinged” remarks

Donald Trump’s only competitor in the Republican primaries, Nikki Haley, saw her rival’s message as a publication “unhinged” Who “compare America to Russia”and where the former president “poses himself to be the victim.”

“Did he condemn Putin as the bully he is? No. Did he praise Navalny’s courageous fight? No. Did he acknowledge Putin’s role in the assassination of Navalny and so many others who dared to oppose the Russian dictator? Of course not,” protested the Republican candidate.

The announcement on Friday of the death of Alexei Navalny sparked a great wave of emotion in Russia and the West. Like many Western leaders, President Joe Biden has accused Moscow of being responsible. Until then silent,The Kremlin reacted on Monday by denouncing statements “odious”.