GOP Lawmakers Blast Trump's Russia Sanctions Waiver — SkimNews
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- President Trump signed an executive order Friday evening waiving sanctions against Russia contained in a legislative package he himself signed into law last month.
- Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) called the decision to exempt Russia "beyond irresponsible," voicing rare intra-party criticism of Trump's Russia policy.
- Several GOP lawmakers publicly attacked the waiver, breaking with the typical party-line stance on foreign policy and sanctions enforcement.
- The executive order undermines a Russia sanctions bill that passed Congress with bipartisan support and that Trump signed into law roughly one month earlier.
Why it matters: The public GOP revolt signals that a sanctions law Trump signed just last month is already being neutered by his own executive order — undermining congressional intent and leaving lawmakers who voted for the bill without the enforcement they were promised.
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