Rep. Jim Himes (D-Conn.) made a spot-on observation about President Donald Trump s frequent Twitter tirades: They can take aim at nearly everyone except Russian President Vladimir Putin .

Himes, a member of the House Intelligence Committee, pleaded with FBI Director James Comey on Monday to take notice of Trumps bizarre reluctance to criticize Russias authoritarian leader.

There is intense public interest in the fact that our new president will attack anyone and everyone, Himes said. He will attack the cast of Hamilton. He will attack C huck Schumer . He will attack our allies, M exico and Germany . He will attack the intelligence community , which you lead, associating you with McCarthyism and Nazism.

But theres one person and one country which is immune, which is inoculated from any form of presidential attack, Himes continued. No matter what the behavior, no matter if theres a violation of the INF nuclear treaty , no matter if Vladimir Putin kills political opponents the new president defends, obfuscates, does not attack.