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Sen. Blumenthal: Trump-Putin ‘Summit Seems To Be Just Another Putin Ploy’
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CNN
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CNN News Central
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Kate Bolduan
, Richard Blumenthal
Name: Kate Bolduan
Employment: CNN
Position: Correspondent
Name: Richard Blumenthal
Employment: U.S. Senate
Position: Senator
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08/08/2025 07:15 am
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BOLDUAN So the president ░░░░░░░░ a 25 tariff if ░░░░░░░░ will on India as ░░░░░░░░ for continuing to buy ░░░░░░░░ oil and gas Look ░░░░░░░░ sanctions bill goes much ░░░░░░░░ than that but do ░░░░░░░░ see that move as ░░░░░░░░ president essentially putting the ░░░░░░░░ that you ve spearheaded ░░░░░░░░ Senator Lindsey Graham into ░░░░░░░░ without actually signing your ░░░░░░░░ bill into law without ░░░░░░░░ saying he wants you ░░░░░░░░ would like to see ░░░░░░░░ voted on in the ░░░░░░░░ BLUMENTHAL I was encouraged ░░░░░░░░ Trump s announcement that ░░░░░░░░ was going to impose ░░░░░░░░ sanctions I thought maybe ░░░░░░░░ was breaking the bromance ░░░░░░░░ he seemed to take ░░░░░░░░ s word but this ░░░░░░░░ seems to be just ░░░░░░░░ Putin ploy And the ░░░░░░░░ Blumenthal bill would go ░░░░░░░░ than the president s ░░░░░░░░ The Trump order is ░░░░░░░░ hammer What we would ░░░░░░░░ is a sledgehammer with ░░░░░░░░ sanctions 500 as opposed ░░░░░░░░ 100 and broader We ░░░░░░░░ go against the Russian ░░░░░░░░ fleet And most importantly ░░░░░░░░ would demonstrate to the ░░░░░░░░ as well as our ░░░░░░░░ allies that there is ░░░░░░░░ between Congress and the ░░░░░░░░ between Democrats and Republicans ░░░░░░░░ have 85 co sponsors ░░░░░░░░ bill would pass overwhelmingly ░░░░░░░░ more than 90 votes ░░░░░░░░ it were simply given ░░░░░░░░ vote And it will ░░░░░░░░ if Trump gives it ░░░░░░░░ green light And its ░░░░░░░░ advantage is that it ░░░░░░░░ make these sanctions bulletproof ░░░░░░░░ Right now a presidential ░░░░░░░░ could be challenged and ░░░░░░░░ want to make sure ░░░░░░░░ it is legally invulnerable ░░░░░░░░ any kind of challenge ░░░░░░░░ I m very hopeful ░░░░░░░░ the president will listen ░░░░░░░░ the First Lady You ░░░░░░░░ the conversation he had ░░░░░░░░ her after he came ░░░░░░░░ one day and he ░░░░░░░░ I just had a ░░░░░░░░ talk with president Putin ░░░░░░░░ she said well that ░░░░░░░░ great They just bombed ░░░░░░░░ Ukrainian city Putin is ░░░░░░░░ bloodthirsty thug He understands ░░░░░░░░ force and now is ░░░░░░░░ time for sanctions to ░░░░░░░░ applied.”
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