John McCain rebukes Trump for congratulating Putin on election win

Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., rebuked President Trump on Tuesday afternoon for formally congratulating Russian President Vladimir Putin on his recent re-election.

“An American president does not lead the Free World by congratulating dictators on winning sham elections. And by doing so with Vladimir Putin, President Trump insulted every Russian citizen who was denied the right to vote in a free and fair election to determine their country’s future, including the countless Russian patriots who have risked so much to protest and resist Putin’s regime,” McCain said in a statement.