8/2/2017
Shortly after President Trump was forced to sign new sanctions against Russia into law, top Russians took to social media to blast Trump.
The US establishment fully outwitted Trump. The President is not happy about the sanctions, yet he could not but sign the bill
— Dmitry Medvedev (@MedvedevRussiaE) August 2, 2017
The Trump administration has shown its total weakness by handing over executive power to Congress in the most humiliating way
— Dmitry Medvedev (@MedvedevRussiaE) August 2, 2017
Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev via Facebook - "Trump's administration has demonstrated total impotence by surrendering its executive authority to Congress in the most humiliating way."
After sailing through both the House and Senate, Trump had little choice but to sign sanctions the bill. Any attempt to veto the bill would have been easily overridden, and would have resulted in an embarrasment for the president.
