After outspoken Vladimir Putin critic Alexei Navalny was murdered on Friday, Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart joined PBS NewsHour to claim that former President Donald Trump “emboldened” Putin and clearly looks forward to a Trump win in November.
Host Geoff Bennett began by reporting “President Biden said today there’s “no doubt” that Vladimir Putin’s government is behind the death of the outspoken dissident Alexei Navalny. I want to start with your reaction and your assessment of the implications.”
Capehart began by noting the timing, “Well, it was shocking, just because of who Navalny was, in terms of opposition, a well-known opponent of Vladimir Putin, but also because of its timing, to my mind.”
He noted that, “The Munich Security Conference is happening right now. It is the most important gathering of…
