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Even Bill Kristol Is Saying What Trump Did Is A ‘Nice Little Step In The Right Direction’

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Bill Kristol commended President Trump for his recent decision to expel Russian officials from the U.S. on “MSNBC Live With Craig Melvin” Monday.

The anti-Trump Republican finally had something good to say about the president.

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“The response is good,” Kristol said. “I think especially standing with our allies is good.”

“This is a president who came in deriding NATO, deriding alliances in general, complaining a lot about our allies, and here we are showing a more traditional sense of standing with people, which is good for–not just for this instance but more broadly when we want our allies to stand with us in different matters. So, that’s a good thing.”

Kristol also went on to highlight his view of the threat posed by Putin’s Russia and why he thinks the Trump administration should act aggressively against it.

“The Trump administration has done a little bit under pressure from Congress on the front of sanctions but much less than could be done and, as you say, the president himself has been quiet at best and excusing of Putin at worst and that doesn’t help mobilize public opinion.”

“Putin’s threat is a serious threat. He’s killing people in the free world, he’s disrupting elections in the free world, he’s invading neighboring countries and not getting out of them–there’s a lot that has to be–Putin has to be confronted. This is a nice little step in the right direction.”

President Trump ordered the removal of dozens of Russian intelligence officials Monday. (RELATED: Trump Expels ‘Dozens’ Of Russian Intel Officers, Closes Consulate For UK Chemical Attacks)

This move comes after the poisoning of a former Russian spy in the United Kingdom, an attack widely believed to come from the Kremlin.

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