President Trump uncharacteristically criticized Vladimir Putin in a Sunday post on Twitter. It condemned a suspected chemical attack and disparaged Russia and Iran. The comment looks like Trump's strongest critique of Russia, since he took office 442 days ago. Syrian aid groups and activists allege dozens of people died in a suspected chemical weapons attack on the city of Douma. The area was the last rebel stronghold in eastern Ghouta, where Assad enacted an intense bombing campaign.
