Former Vice President Mike Pence on Sunday urged President Trump to bring the “hammer” down on Vladimir Putin and push for additional sanctions against Russia.

Pence commended Trump for seeking peace in Ukraine following the president’s Alaska summit with the Russian strongman on Friday, but implored him to ramp up the pressure in order to cut a peace deal.

“I served alongside the president for four years. I know his style in dealing with these dictators. It’s the velvet glove, but I think the hammer needs to come, and it needs to come immediately,” Pence said on CNN’s “State of the Union.” 3

“[Trump] ought to pick up the phone and ask Majority Leader John Thune to immediately pass the secondary sanctions bill that is supported by virtually everyone in the United States Senate,” h

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