Harris: Trump Russia Deal 'Reeks of Weakness' — SkimNews
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- Kamala Harris publicly criticized President Trump's diesel deal with Russia on Sunday, calling it 'reeks of weakness.'
- Trump's Russian fuel purchase drew Harris's sharp rebuke, with the former VP labeling the deal 'buying fuel from his friend Vladimir Putin' and pinning America's 'sky-high diesel and gas prices' on Trump and 'his war in Iran.'
Why it matters: Harris's attack reframes Trump's energy posture as a campaign vulnerability by tying high diesel and gas prices to 'his war in Iran' and recasting the Russian fuel purchase as appeasing Putin. The 'reeks of weakness' line turns an administration energy deal into a foreign-appeasement story at exactly the moment fuel costs drive voter anger.
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