The Aporia · GOP Sen. John Kennedy says the U.S. must ‘choke [Putin] to death’ as Trump admin meets with him

GOP Sen. John Kennedy says the U.S. must ‘choke [Putin] to death’ as Trump admin meets with him

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NBC News. (2026, September 6). GOP Sen. John Kennedy says the U.S. must ‘choke [Putin] to death’ as Trump admin meets with him. NBC News. https://www.nbcnews.com/meet-the-press/video/gop-sen-john-kennedy-says-the-u-s-must-choke-putin-to-death-as-trump-admin-meets-with-him-269407813567

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Senator John Kennedy, a Republican from Louisiana, has criticized the Trump administration's approach to dealing with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Speaking on NBC News' "Meet the Press", Senator Kennedy said that the US should not try to curry favor with Putin and instead show him that they mean business. He described Putin as "a pirate" who doesn't care about diplomacy, saying "you don't get any credit for kissing his ass". This criticism comes as US envoys, including Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, met with Putin in Russia and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Ukraine.

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