Washington( CNN) Sen. John McCain released a powerful statement Monday criticizing President Donald Trump, calling his news conference with Russian President Vladimir Putin “one of the most disgraceful performances by an American president in memory.”
“Today's press conference in Helsinki was one of the most disgraceful performances by an American president in memory, ” McCain said. “The damage inflicted by President Trump's naivete, egotism, false equivalence, and sympathy for dictators is difficult to calculate. But it is clear that the summit in Helsinki was a tragic mistake.”
McCain's statement also refers to Trump's sidestepping of a reporter's question who asked who Trump believed on whether Russia meddled in the 2016 general elections.
