“Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican nominee, has made no public statements on Russia’s detention of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, who has been held for one year without formal charges or a trial,” the Washington Post reports.
“Asked directly to clarify Trump’s position on Friday, his campaign did not respond to requests for comment.
Trump has consistently gone out of his way to avoid criticizing Russian president Vladimir Putin, and Trump himself routinely demonizes reporters with terms such as ‘the enemy’ and ‘criminals.'”“His silence stands out among bipartisan condemnation of the detention and calls for Gershkovich’s release.”