I will never stop being shocked at how quickly and with such ease the Republican elected officials are willing to let our democracy erode and world standing fade, and cede to a tyrant who was installed by a foreign adversary. Self-serving cowards. https://t.co/JvCcdslOXo

— Amy Siskind (@Amy_Siskind) July 14, 2018

And the answer to Trump's query is obvious: Obama did try to do something, in a joint, bipartisan statement, but he was torpedoed in this regard by Mitch McConnell, who, for the millionth time in his sad career, put party above country.