Senate Dem: There must be an international response to Syria chemical attack

Sen. Ben CardinBenjamin (Ben) Louis CardinOvernight Defense: Officials rush to deny writing anonymous op-ed | Lawmakers offer measure on naming NATO headquarters after McCain | US, India sign deal on sharing intel Lawmakers introduce resolution to back naming NATO headquarters after McCain Overnight Defense: Biden honors McCain at Phoenix memorial service | US considers sending captured ISIS fighters to Gitmo and Iraq | Senators press Trump on ending Yemen civil war MORE (D-Md.) in a Sunday show interview called for an “international response” to the reported chemical attack in Syria.

“Clearly there needs to be a response, it needs to be an international response,” Cardin told CBS’s “Face the Nation.” 

The BBC on Sunday reported that at least 70 individuals were killed in a suspected chemical attack in the Syrian city of Douma.

Cardin, who sits on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said Syrian President Bashar Assad must be “held accountable for his war crimes.”

President TrumpDonald John TrumpEx-Playboy model accuses GOP fundraiser Elliott Broidy of physical abuse: reports Cohen seeks to vacate hush-money deal with Stormy Daniels Stormy Daniels says she broke into 'sobs' when she heard about Cohen's plea MORE on Sunday morning blamed Russian President Vladimir Putin, who he said is backing the “animal Assad.”

But Russia on Sunday said reports of the chemical attack are "bogus."

Cardin said Trump’s naming of Putin on Twitter is “a significant change.”

Trump has faced criticism for wanting warmer relations with Russia amid the investigation into Moscow’s U.S. election interference and potential ties between Trump campaign staff members and the Kremlin.