[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 121 (Wednesday, July 18, 2018)]
[House]
[Pages H6554-H6555]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 PRESIDENT TRUMP'S COMMENTS AT HELSINKI

  (Ms. SHEA-PORTER asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Ms. SHEA-PORTER. Mr. Speaker, I would like to share an editorial from

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the Union Leader, New Hampshire's statewide newspaper.

       People who thought a weak and dying Roosevelt gave away too 
     much to the Russians at Yalta in World War II may want to 
     reconsider. Compared to the pathetic, boot-licking 
     performance of President Trump in Helsinki this week, FDR had 
     his A-game going against Joseph Stalin.
       Republicans who are now, finally, trying to distance 
     themselves from Trump have no one to blame but themselves. 
     They kept silent as Trump has disgraced and demeaned the 
     office, damaged our relations with loyal allies, and 
     repeatedly attempted to destroy a free press.
       But when an American President openly sides with a Russian 
     KGB thug against our own country, these politicians sense 
     that the `optics' don't look so good and might threaten their 
     power and perks in midterm elections.
       Trump, of course, is now trying to walk things back, but 
     even his hard-core supporters must wince at how he tries to 
     worm his way out of his nauseating Helsinki brownnosing of 
     the dictator Putin.
       But the Republican Party isn't Trump's hardcore faithful; 
     and if the party doesn't clearly denounce this shameful and 
     disgraceful performance, it is going to find itself with no 
     credibility and no hope for years to come.

  That is the end of the editorial.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Members are reminded to refrain from 
engaging in personalities toward the President.

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