Murdoch Paper Unleashes Savage Verdict on Trump’s Suck-Up to Putin

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Rupert Murdoch-owned newspaper The Wall Street Journal has delivered a blistering verdict on President Donald Trump’s latest concessions to Russian President Vladimir Putin. In a scathing editorial, the newspaper condemned Trump’s decision to waive tariffs and sanctions targeting Russian energy buyers and officials under legislation that was backed by overwhelming bipartisan majorities in Congress. The legislation, which was backed by the late Lindsey Graham and passed by the Senate, 86-11, gave Trump 30 days after its enactment to impose tariffs of up to 500 percent on all Russian imports. It also called for duties of as much as 100 percent…

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