"Putin Is A Cold-Blooded Killer"
2- 21.10.2026, 20:23
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Republicans criticized Whitcoff for calling the Russian dictator a “humanist.”
The remarks by Trump’s special envoy Steve Whitcoff, who called Putin a “humanist” following the release of American Steven Hubbard, sparked a wave of criticism among Republicans in the U.S. Congress. This was reported by CBS News.
Senator Tom Tillis reacted most strongly. He advised Whitcoff to look up the meaning of the word “humanist,” called his statement shameful and outrageous, and suggested he travel to Ukraine to ask the families of the children Putin kidnapped and killed whether they consider him a humanist.
Senator John Cornyn responded to the video of Whitcoff’s remarks with a single sentence: “Putin is a cold-blooded killer.”
Congressman Don Bacon called the special envoy’s statement “yet another disgrace.”
Trump himself stated the day before that, in his opinion, Russia is “behaving normally” toward Ukraine and “isn’t really doing anything in particular.”