Trump campaign surrogates sidestep Navalny’s death in the lead-up to the South Carolina primary
Donald Trump’s campaign surrogates are avoiding discussing Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny's death ahead of the South Carolina Republican primary.
CHARLESTON — A wave of Donald Trump’s surrogates have been dispatched to South Carolina ahead of the state’s Republican primary on Saturday to highlight his policies and trash rival Nikki Haley, but there is one thing none will discuss: Alexei Navalny.
The death of the Russian opposition figure last week drew outrage among Western leaders who largely blame Russian President Vladimir Putin. President Joe Biden’s administration responded by pledging to impose “major sanctions” against Russia as a result of Navalny’s unexpected death.
Biden has directly said that “Putin is responsible for Navalny’s death.” On Thursday, Biden also met with Navalny’s wife, Yulia, and daughter, Dasha.
For his part, Trump has compared Navalny’s death in a prison colony to his own legal woes. But as his supporters crisscross South Carolina to stump for his presidential campaign, none are directly addressing Navalny’s death.
“I don’t know,” said Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., during a campaign stop for Trump in Greenville, S.C., when asked if Putin was responsible for Navalny’s death.
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