Haley Calls Navalny a ‘Hero,’ Saying Trump Must Answer for His Death

[Magnus]

Nikki Haley on Saturday called Aleksei A. Navalny, the outspoken Russian opposition leader, “a hero” and amped up the pressure on former President Donald J. Trump to respond to the news of his death. She said Mr. Navalny had died at the hands of President Vladimir V. Putin and that Mr. Trump needed to “answer to that.”

Speaking with reporters outside her rally at a park in Irmo, S.C., Ms. Haley praised Mr. Navalny for calling out Mr. Putin for corruption and fixing elections. She said he had fled his country only to return “to fight the good fight.”

“And then he was arrested, and now Putin has done to him what Putin does to all of his opponents — he kills them,” she said, before turning to Mr. Trump, her rival in the G.O.P. primary. “And Trump needs to answer to that. Does he think Putin killed him? Does he think Putin was right to kill him? And does he think Navalny was a hero?”

Haley Calls Navalny a ‘Hero,’ Saying Trump Must Answer for His Death

Nikki Haley has long criticized her former boss over what she has described as his love of dictators and authoritarian leaders.

www.nytimes.com

Biden: "No doubts" Putin is behind Navalny's death​

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It is good that Haley is holding Trump's feet to the fire. It is surprising that Republicans are so in awe of Putin. What is it they admire about that guy? Russia is at least 30% bigger than Ukraine with four times more active personnel and yet... two years later... Ukraine is still alive and kicking.

 

[Manonthestreet]

Blah blah blah....loser says what

 

[odanny]

Haley sounds better every day, at least she is not of the same character as Trump and Putin.

 

[Anathema]

Navalny committed suicide by returning to Russia. I have no sympathy for him or his family. He returned to a nation whose government he knew saw him as a criminal. He got exactly what he should have expected.

 

[Magnus]

Navalny committed suicide by returning to Russia. I have no sympathy for him or his family. He returned to a nation whose government he knew saw him as a criminal. He got exactly what he should have expected.

So, you don't blame Putin but blame the victim of his crimes? How big of you.

 

[1srelluc]

Huh, I never heard tell of him till a few days ago.

Sounds more like he fell victim to the "fuck around and find out" rule.

More desperation from the Neocon's Prom Queen.

 

[Anathema]

So, you don't blame Putin but blame the victim of his crimes? How big of you.

It’s not about the crimes, real or imagined. It’s about knowing what would happen if he went back there. This idiot committed suicide by going back to Russia just as much as if he’d stood on working railroad tracks.

I could not care less about either Navalny nor Putin. Neither is an American, so neith has any value in my book.

 

[EvilCat Breath]

Trump actually doesn't need to answer to Navalny's death at all. It is an internal matter to Russia. It would be appropriate for Trump to draw a parallel between Russia imprisoning political opponents and democrats imprisoning political opponents. Between Russia executing prisoners before they say too much and democrats executing prisoners before they say too much. Yes. Trump should address these issues.

 

[odanny]

Huh, I never heard tell of him till a few days ago.

The whole world has known about him for years. He was the bravest man in Russia, and is now a martyr.

 

[Donald H]

Navalny was a traitor who was working for US interests.
He likely chose suicide instead of life in prison.

 

[okfine]

The whole world has known about him for years. He was the bravest man in Russia, and is now a martyr.

Russian support for Navalny...

 

[okfine]

 

[22lcidw]

Russian support for Navalny...

Seems insurrection like.

 

[okfine]

Seems insurrection like.

To you, most likely.

 

[MAGA Macho Man]

The whole world has known about him for years. He was the bravest man in Russia, and is now a martyr.

Utter bullshit! The guy didn’t have a chance in hell of winning against Putin. Trump has nothing to “answer for” in Navalny’s death.

 

[Donald H]

Putin's greatest threat is America and Navalny represented America.

 

[C_Clayton_Jones]

It is surprising that Republicans are so in awe of Putin.

Not really.

Like Putin, Republicans are illiberal anti-democratic authoritarians – they’ve always admired despotic strongmen and dictators.

Trump supporters in particular have admired and defended Putin, perceiving him to be ‘strong’ and ‘decisive.’

 

[1srelluc]

The whole world has known about him for years. He was the bravest man in Russia, and is now a martyr.

Strange you would consider a Russian of any type as a martyr.

 

[Donald H]

China responds to Navalny's death.

China reacts to death of Navalny

The Chinese Foreign Ministry has declined to comment on the passing of Alexey Navalny, saying it is “Russia’s internal affair”

www.rt.com

 

[konradv]

Navalny committed suicide by returning to Russia. I have no sympathy for him or his family. He returned to a nation whose government he knew saw him as a criminal. He got exactly what he should have expected.

F U, a-hole! He was a patriot, something MAGA knows nothing about.