Trump has yet to say the Russian opposition leader's name.
CHARLESTON, S.C. — Quick question: does Donald Trump believe that Vladimir Putin is responsible for the death of his chief political opponent, Alexei Navalny?
Nikki Haley has been outspoken since news broke of Navalny's death in a Russian prison, immediately calling out Putin as the culprit. Trump, on the other hand, has gone more than 24 hours without uttering the names "Navalny" or "Putin."
Haley took to social media earlier today to call out Trump directly for his silence:
This is a years-long pattern for Trump, who, in 2017 defended Putin, even after Fox News' Bill O'Reilly confronted him and asked how he could support a killer.
Watch it here:
Trump's silence is particularly notable after his comments last week where he encouraged Putin to invade NATO countries.
Nikki Haley, Haley Campaign Press Release - Does Trump Believe Putin Killed Navalny? Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/370313