美国总统乔·拜登(Joe Biden)周三称俄罗斯总统弗拉基米尔·普京是一个“疯狂的混蛋”，同时还抨击前总统唐纳德·特朗普(Donald Trump)将他的法律困境与本周死于俄罗斯监狱的阿列克谢·纳瓦尔尼(Alexei Navalny)的迫害相提并论。
拜登在谈到特朗普时说:“他把自己与纳瓦尔尼相提并论，并说他——因为我们的国家已经成为一个共产主义国家……(正)受到迫害，就像纳瓦尔尼(曾)受到迫害一样。”
“这到底是从哪里来的?如果10-15年前我站在这里，你们都会认为我应该做出承诺，”拜登继续说，并补充说特朗普的评论“令人震惊”。
拜登周三在旧金山的一场大型筹款活动上发表讲话，这是周二在洛杉矶开始的为期三天的加州筹款活动的一部分。
据记者透露，拜登在讲话时对普京措辞谨慎，但他表示气候变化是人类面临的最大威胁。
“我们有一个疯狂的哭泣，那个家伙普京，其他人，我们总是不得不担心核冲突。但人类面临的生存威胁是气候，”拜登对大约20名财力雄厚的捐助者表示。
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拜登在筹款会上的讲话主要集中在气候变化和他的政府为应对气候变化所做的工作上。
白宫周二表示，美国将宣布对俄罗斯实施“重大制裁”措施，以回应纳瓦尔尼之死。拜登将纳瓦尔尼之死归咎于普京。
白宫国家安全发言人约翰·柯比告诉记者:“无论俄罗斯政府决定向世界讲述什么故事，很明显，普京总统和他的政府应对纳瓦尔尼的死亡负责。”
特朗普周一在他的社交媒体平台上写道，在这位主要持不同政见者去世后的首次评论中说，“阿列克谢·纳瓦尔尼的突然去世让我越来越意识到我们国家正在发生什么。”他补充说，他的政治和法律对手正在“带领我们走向毁灭。”
第二天特朗普加倍下注关于福克斯新闻频道的电视市政厅式采访中的比较。“这是纳瓦尔尼的一种形式，”特朗普在提到他的法律挑战时说。
最近几周，随着竞选活动转向11月的大选，拜登加强了对竞争对手特朗普的攻击。
“你必须阻止另一个人成为总统，”拜登在筹款会上谈到特朗普时说。“他绝对明确地表示，你所做的一切，我们所做的一切，他都反对。”
一边拿自己的年龄开玩笑，“我知道我看起来不像。我才40岁。原谅我，主啊，”拜登还质疑“MAGA共和党人群”的“道德指南针”，称他从未见过这样的情况，尽管他“已经存在了很长时间。”
Biden calls Putin a 'crazy SOB,' hits Trump for Navalny comparison
President Joe Biden on Wednesday called Russian President Vladimir Putin a "crazy SOB," while also taking a shot at former President Donald Trump for comparing his legal woes to the persecution of Alexei Navalny who died in a Russian jail this week.
"He's comparing himself to Navalny and saying that he - because our country has become a communist country… [is being] persecuted just like Navalny [was] persecuted," Biden said of Trump.
"Where the hell does this come from? If I stood here 10-15 years ago you all would have thought that I should be committed," Biden continued, adding that Trump's comment was "astounding."
Biden was speaking at a big-dollar fundraiser in San Francisco on Wednesday as part of a three-day California fundraising swing that began in Los Angeles on Tuesday.
While speaking, Biden had choice words for Putin, though he said climate change is humanity's biggest threat, according to reporters in the room.
"We have a crazy SOB, that guy Putin, others, and we always have to be worried about a nuclear conflict. But the existential threat to humanity is climate," Biden told a gathering of about 20 deep-pocket donors.
Biden's remarks at the fundraiser were heavily focused on climate change and the work his administration has done to fight it.
The White House on Tuesday said that the U.S. would announce a "major sanctions" package against Russia in response to Navalny's death, which Biden has blamed on Putin.
"Whatever story the Russian government decides to tell the world, it's clear that President Putin and his government are responsible for Mr. Navalny's death," White House national security spokesperson John Kirby told reporters.
Trump on Mondaywrote on his social media platform, in his first comments since the leading dissident's death, said, "The sudden death of Alexei Navalny has made me more and more aware of what is happening in our Country." He added that his political and legal opponents are "leading us down a path to destruction."
The next dayTrump doubled downon the comparison in a televised town hall-style interview on Fox News. "It's a form of Navalny," Trump said in reference to his legal challenges.
In recent weeks, Biden has sharpened his attacks against rival Trump as his campaign pivots to November's general election.
"You got to prevent this other guy from being president," Biden said of Trump at the fundraiser. "He's made it absolutely clear everything you've done, everything we've done, he's against."
While making a joke about his age, "I know I don't look it. I'm only 40. Forgive me, lord," Biden also questioned the "moral compass" of the "MAGA Republican crowd," saying he's seen nothing like it, though he's "been around a long time."
