House Democrats Slammed for False Claim Trump Lifted Russia Sanctions

The Democratic Party is once again distorting the facts in its desperate campaign to vilify President Donald Trump. This time, their latest falsehood involves accusing Trump of lifting sanctions on Russia an accusation that has been flatly debunked by the very agencies responsible for overseeing U.S. sanctions policy.

On Monday, House Democrats on the Foreign Affairs Committee posted an inflammatory and misleading message on X “While both parties in Congress push to tighten sanctions, Trump signals again whose side he’s on. He won’t hold Russia accountable. Congress must.” The problem? Not a single word of it is true.

The post refers to a Treasury Department general license renewal that temporarily allows certain Russian banks to operate in connection with civilian nuclear energy deals. But that policy was implemented under Joe Biden in December 2024, and renewed in January 2025 weeks before Trump returned to office.

Let’s be clear:

• The license was created by the Biden administration, not by Trump.

• It is not a rollback of sanctions, but a continuation of an existing general license.

• The Treasury Department has confirmed this in no uncertain terms, stating, “There has been no change to our sanctions policy in regard to Russia.”

Even a Democrat-appointed former senior advisor to the Treasury’s sanctions office admitted: “This is not a lifting of any sanctions it simply extends a general license that was previously in place.”

And yet, House Democrats continue pushing the false narrative. A spokesman for the House Foreign Affairs Committee went as far as to backpedal in an official statement, claiming that Trump is “carving out exceptions” even though the exceptions in question were created under Biden.

This is what the American people are up against: a Democratic Party willing to rewrite recent history for political points, even when their own fingerprints are all over the policy they’re now attacking.

Let’s not forget:

• The Biden administration’s foreign policy has been a disaster, from the botched Afghanistan withdrawal to emboldening adversaries like China and Russia.

• It was Biden’s team that crafted this general license in the first place not Trump.

• And now Democrats are dishonestly pretending that Trump is weakening sanctions, when he hasn’t changed a single measure.

A Republican spokesman put it best: “Democrats lying about President Trump for a few clicks does nothing to end the bloodshed in Ukraine.” That’s exactly right. While the Left clings to misinformation, Trump is focused on real solutions putting America first, securing peace through strength, and rebuilding our nation’s credibility on the world stage.

The facts are crystal clear. The only ones playing politics with Russian sanctions are the Democrats.

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