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President Joe Biden criticized Russian leader Vladimir Putin following the death of opposition politician Alexei Navalny, also condemning former President Donald Trump for drawing comparisons between his legal affairs and Navalny\u2019s demise.<\/p>\n
During a fundraising event in San Francisco, California, on Wednesday evening, President Biden remarked, \u201cWe have a crazy SOB [son of a b****], that guy, Putin, others. And we always have to be worried about a nuclear conflict. But the existential threat to humanity is climate.\u201d<\/p>\n
According to CNN, the Kremlin responded sharply to Biden\u2019s comments, with Putin\u2019s spokesperson Dmitry Peskov deeming the president\u2019s remarks \u201crude\u201d and \u201ca huge disgrace\u201d to the White House, adding, \u201cClearly, Mr. Biden is demonstrating behavior in the style of a Hollywood cowboy to cater to domestic political interests.\u201d<\/p>\n
Reflecting on Trump\u2019s comparison of his legal challenges to Navalny\u2019s death, Biden expressed disbelief, stating, \u201cHe\u2019s comparing himself to Navalny and saying that because our country\u2019s become a communist country, he was persecuted, just like Navalny was persecuted. Where the hell does this come from?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThe sudden death of Alexei Navalny has made me more and more aware of what is happening in our Country,\u201d Trump wrote on Truth Social<\/a>, addressing Navalny\u2019s passing.<\/p>\n