'I've never seen it before,' the former GOP congressman said, pointing out that the attack came 'in defense of an autocrat.'
MSNBC host Joe Scarborough expressed shock at seeing President Donald Trump attack former President Barack Obama during a press conference at the Group of Seven Summit on Monday.
Mike Barnacle, an MSNBC contributor who regularly appears on Morning Joe, agreed."No one has seen this before Joe, no one has," he replied.that Putin had"outsmarted" Obama, mocking his predecessor and praising the Russian president. The comment came in reference to Russia's support for separatist rebels in Ukraine and its decision to annex the Crimea peninsula, despite international condemnation, back in 2014.
"President Obama was not happy that this [Crimea annexation] happened because it was embarrassing to him, right? It was very embarrassing to him, and he wanted Russia to be out of what was called the G-8," Trump said in France."And that was his determination. He was outsmarted by Putin. He was outsmarted," he insisted.that he would invite Putin to attend next year's G-7 Summit, which is slated to take place in the U.S.
President Donald Trump gestures during a press conference in Biarritz, France on August 26, on the third day of the annual G-7 SummitAs Barnacle and Scarborough pointed out, it has generally been the historical precedent for American presidents to respect their predecessors and political opponents during trips abroad. But Trump has repeatedly shown disregard for precedents during his tenure in the White House.
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