Menendez: Trump ‘Seems To Have No Backbone to Confront Vladimir Putin’

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MENENDEZ: "Well, this is the problem with this presidency. The intertwinedness of his personal business interests with the national advocacy of the nation. Especially even as during a candidate, you would think during that time he would have frozen those activities. Obviously, as a President, these interests are still being pursued. You see them being pursued in China, with trademarks. At the same time that we no longer — the President said he’s not going to move forward on his denying the one China policy or move forward on calling China a currency manipulator. Then all of a sudden there are trademarks given to the Trump Organization. You know, these — this intertwining and the lack of having his, you know — his tax returns continue to raise serious questions about the intermingling of his personal interests and whether or not they affect his views and his relationships with these countries in a way that he holds back punches. On Russia, I just don’t get it. I just don’t get it whatsoever. He seems to have no backbone to confront Vladimir Putin. Someone who only understands strength."