Trump Fails To Mention Putin In First Reaction To Navalny’s Death

Former President Donald Trump on Monday lastly reacted to the demise of Alexei Navalny, three days after the passing of the Russian opposition determine was first reported, however notably failed to say Russian President Vladimir Putin.

In a submit of his Truth Social platform, Trump stated Navalny’s demise in a Russian penal colony close to the Arctic Circle one way or the other illustrates what he described as “America’s path to destruction.”

“The sudden death of Alexei Navalny has made me more and more aware of what is happening in our Country,” Trump wrote. “It is a slow, steady progression, with CROOKED, Radical Left Politicians, Prosecutors, and Judges leading us down a path to destruction.”

Trump made no reference to Putin, who Navalny’s allies have accused of orchestrating his demise.

Nikki Haley, Trump’s foremost rival within the Republican presidential main, on Sunday advised a Fox News city corridor that the previous president “needs to answer whether he thinks Putin is responsible for Navalny.”

During the identical occasion, Haley additionally known as out Trump’s strategy to Putin.

“Every time he was in the same room with him, he got weak in the knees,” she stated.

Navalny died Friday after he misplaced consciousness after feeling unwell throughout a stroll, the Federal Prison Servi introduced. While emergency providers tended to him, they didn’t revive him, they added.

Yulia Navalnaya, Navalny’s widow, on Monday stated Putin was behind the demise of her husband, and known as out Russian authorities for blocking her mother-in-law from coming into the morgue the place Navalny’s physique is allegedly being held.

Meanwhile, right-wing Republicans are evaluating Navalny’s demise to the authorized challenges dealing with Trump.

“As the world reflects on the murder of Alexei Navalny at the hands of Putin, it’s worth remembering that Democrats are actively doing Biden’s bidding as they also try to imprison his chief political opponent, Donald Trump, remove him from the ballot, and ensure he dies in prison,” Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-N.Y.) wrote.

Trump has been criminally indicted 4 occasions, together with for his effort to overturn the 2020 election.