WSJ rips Trump over Russia sanctions in Graham bill — SkimNews
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- WSJ editorial board said Sunday that Trump "stuck a shiv in the back" of the late Sen. Lindsey Graham's (R-S.C.) legacy by waiving Russian sanctions embedded in legislation named after the senator.
- The editorial accused Trump of being a "best friend" — the quote cuts off mid-sentence in the source — while undercutting sanctions Graham had championed.
- The targeted sanctions housed in Graham's namesake bill are aimed at Russia; the editorial frames Trump's waiver as a direct affront to the late senator's legislative legacy.
Why it matters: The WSJ editorial board — a page that rarely breaks with sitting Republican presidents — publicly condemned Trump's waiver of Russia sanctions under a named senator's bill, an unusually blunt conservative-on-conservative rebuke that highlights internal GOP discomfort with sanctions relief for Moscow.
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