Radio Host Rips Trump’s Big Peace Promises As Just ‘Checks His Ass Can’t Cash’
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Stephen A. Smith accused Trump of being “damn near friendly” toward Russian President Vladimir Putin during their Alaska summit.
Stephen A. Smith has joined in the widespread criticism of President Donald Trump’s failure to secure a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine following his repeated promises to do so.
“The reality is, and excuse my language, he opened his mouth and deposited checks his ass can’t cash,” the radio host said of Trump on Monday while appearing on NewsNation’s “Cuomo.” “That’s really what it comes down to.”
“You got to be able to end this war,” Smith continued. “You talked a lot of stuff about ending this war and how you would end it in one day. Now, we recognize that that’s hyperbole. We understand that something like that is not going to end in one day.”
Nonetheless, Smith said, Trump did suggest he would be able to make progress with Russian President Vladimir Putin in a way his predecessors couldn’t.
“What I care about is the fact that you promised a ceasefire or severe consequences before the meeting, and in the immediate aftermath of the meeting, there was no ceasefire agreement,” Smith said.
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