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CNN’s Poppy Harlow Says Trump Has Been Tougher On Russia Than Obama

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CNN’s Poppy Harlow compared President Trump’s tough actions on Russia to those of the Obama administration’s during a Wednesday episode of  “CNN Newsroom with Poppy Harlow.”

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“Would you concede that his administration’s actions against Russia — be it the sanctions, be it the selling of anti-tank missiles to Ukraine — are tough actions on Russia; arguably tougher actions on Russia, some would say, than the Obama administration’s?” Harlow asked Rep. Ted Deutch (D-Fla.).

“We had to drag the White House kicking and screaming to impose sanctions on Russia … Of course, having a good relationship with a country is always in our interest.”

Just minutes later, CNN ran a graphic that listed all of President Trump’s staunch actions taken against the Kremlin.

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Some of the actions taken by the Trump administration that are hostile towards Russia include arming Ukraine with anti-tank missiles, inducting 13 Russian nationals, expelling 60 Russian diplomats and sanctioning seven Russian oligarchs with ties to Putin. (RELATED: TRUMP ASKED ABOUT BEING SOFT ON PUTIN – TRUMP GIVES THEM A BLOODY REMINDER THAT HE HASN’T)

This praise comes as President Trump has faced widespread and bi-partisan backlash for his comments in Helsinki, Finland, as well as his attempted clarification yesterday.

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