State Department Spokesperson Responds To Russia Calling Trump's Posts 'Emotional'

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State Department Spokesperson Tammy Bruce was asked about a the Russian response to President Trump's criticisms, and any potential action the US may be considering.

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00:00Thanks, Tammy. On that memorandum for peace that Russia's supposed to be coming up with,

00:04was there a timeline ever set for when Russia needed to hand that over? Do you see this

00:09as a delay tactic, stalling direct talks? Well, again, I can't speak to what the agreement

00:15would have been if there was a timeline. I can't share that information. I think clearly

00:21you should look to the President's sentiment that he's made very public as to indicate

00:25whether or not he's satisfied with what they've done. Yes, sir, in the back.

00:29Let me follow up on that question and get your reaction to Russia's response to the President's

00:33tweet calling it, quote-unquote, emotional. Yes, well, you know, I'm not going to speak

00:39about the President's emotions, but I think one reason why he was elected with a mandate

00:46last year is that we can all relate to him. He's transparent. He's doing something he cares

00:51passionately about. He knows what he wants to accomplish. He inherited a world that was

00:57on fire and is determined to stop those things. We've heard his remarks about all of this,

01:03clearly indicating a personal interest in the nature of what is occurring. And I think

01:10that that's what we all appreciate about him. If the Russians cared about the nature of how

01:16this is proceeding, they would be thinking less about that and more about what they could

01:21do, which is in their hands, to stop the carnage and the slaughter that's happening right now.

01:28And so it's, I think, pretty clear where both sides are at this point.

01:33And given the President's public frustration of Putin, is it fair to expect some immediate

01:37policy adjustment on that?

01:39I wouldn't call it frustration. I would – it is a statement of the man who has led

01:46the effort for peace in so many different regions, making it clear and being completely transparent

01:53about his opinion about what's transpired. And I think that is something Russia should

01:58take seriously. Americans certainly do. And there are, as I mentioned last week, that there

02:05are many different things that the President has at his disposal to make sure that our position

02:11is felt and that that can be used to make an impact to stop this carnage.

02:17Yeah. Yes, sir.

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