HuffPostTrump Ignored Explicit, All-Caps Instructions to 'NOT CONGRATULATE' Putin: ReportHuffPostHe also refrained from criticizing Russia for meddling in U.S. elections and attacking a former spy with nerve gas. By Nick Visser. Sputnik Photo Agency / Reuters. President Donald Trump ignored his national security advisers' advice when he ...Trump's Security Briefing Warned “DO NOT CONGRATULATE” Putin on Election Win.