- Title: White House: Trump sent 'clear signal' to Russia by signing sanctions
- Date: 2nd August 2017
- Summary: WASHINGTON, D.C., UNITED STATES (AUGUST 2, 2017) (REUTERS) (SOUNDBITE) (English) WHITE HOUSE PRESS SECRETARY SARAH HUCKABEE SANDERS SAYING: "Look, this morning, the president signed the Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act. The president favors tough measures to punish and deter the bad behavior of the rogue regimes in Iran and North Korea. And he also sent a clear signal that we won't tolerate interference in our democratic process by Russia. The bill was improved, but Congress has encroached on the power of the presidency, and he signed it in the interest of national unity. We've been very clear that we support tough sanctions on all three of those countries. We continue to do so. And that has certainly not changed and I think that was reflected in the statements today."
- Embargoed: 16th August 2017 21:22
- Keywords: Senior Trump Advisor Stephen Miller White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders
- Location: WASHINGTON, D.C.,UNITED STATES
- City: WASHINGTON, D.C.,UNITED STATES
- Country: USA
- Topics: Government/Politics
- Reuters ID: LVA0036SGTH6V
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- Story Text: The White House on Wednesday (August 2) said that U.S. President Donald Trump's signing of the Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act, which imposes sanctions on Russia, sent a "clear signal" that the U.S. would not tolerate interference in the U.S. elections.
Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said that while the president believes Congress "encroached" on the U.S. presidency, he signed the bill "in the interest of national unity."
U.S. President Donald Trump grudgingly signed into law new sanctions against Russia on Wednesday, a move Moscow said amounted to a full-scale trade war and an end to hopes for better ties with the Trump administration. Congress overwhelmingly approved the legislation last week.
Striking a different tune, Trump advisor Stephen Miller also attended the press briefing to speak to reporters on Trump's new limited legal immigration proposal.
The White House is throwing its support behind the bill developed by Republican senators Tom Cotton of Arkansas and David Perdue of Georgia that would cut legal immigration by 50 percent over 10 years by reducing the kinds of relatives immigrants can bring into the country.
Trump said the bill would favor applicants who speak English, an issue which Miller sparred with CNN correspondent Jim Acosta over during the briefing. Acosta asked if the bill would favor legal migration from the U.K. and Australia, which Miller said "is one of the most outrageous, insulting, ignorant and foolish things you've ever said." - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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