MSNBC reports that, despite Nikki Haley's attacks and Trump's own promise the Russians would pay a price for the company they keep - the war criminal, Animal Assad, that is - , the White House today announced that it will not be putting additional sanctions on Russia at this time.
Sanders explained this was because Trump is firmly convinced of the need for better relations with Putin.
Watch what he does, ignore what he says.
Trump Scraps New Sanctions Against Russia, Overruling Advisers
President Trump rejected, for now at least, a fresh round of sanctions set to be imposed against Russia on Monday, a course change that underscored the schism between the president and his national security team.
The president’s ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki R. Haley, had announced on Sunday that the administration would place sanctions on Russian companies found to be assisting Syria’s chemical weapons program.
The sanctions were listed on a menu of further government options after an American-led airstrike on Syria, retaliating against a suspected gas attack that killed dozens a week earlier.
But the White House contradicted her on Monday, saying that Mr. Trump had not approved additional measures.
“We are considering additional sanctions on Russia and a decision will be made in the near future,” Sarah Huckabee Sanders, the White House press secretary, said in a statement.
Speaking later with reporters aboard Air Force One as Mr. Trump headed to Florida, Ms. Sanders added that “the president has been clear that he’s going to be tough on Russia, but at the same time he’d still like to have a good relationship with them.”
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