Posted on 06/29/2023 7:49:28 PM PDT by SoConPubbie
Presidential candidate Mike Pence made a pilgrimage to Ukraine to meet with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and affirm Pence’s position that the unilateral power of the Ukraine government needs to be supported.
Mike Pence then presents himself as the arbiter of what it means to be a republican with a Twitter message saying, “I know the difference between a genius and a war criminal, and I know who needs to win this war in Ukraine, and it’s the people fighting for their freedom and fighting to restore their national sovereignty. There is no room in our party for apologists for Putin. There is only room for champions of freedom.”
Americans must sacrifice to support the magnanimous interests of the industrial military complex. Failure to adhere to the dictates and fiats of Republican power will not be tolerated in his party.
NEW YORK (AP) — Former Vice President Mike Pence made a surprise visit to Ukraine on Thursday, meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and touring the war-torn country as it fights Russian aggression.
Pence, who this month launched his campaign for the Republican nomination for president, has been deeply critical of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine.
He has called on the U.S. to deliver more military aid to the country and criticized GOP rivals who have questioned the ongoing U.S. involvement, saying there is no room in the party for “Putin apologists” and pushing back against those who want the U.S. to take on a more limited role on the world stage.
Pence spent roughly 12 hours in the country Thursday, according to an adviser, with stops in Moshchun, Bucha and Irpin, according to NBC News, which traveled with him.
“I’m here because it’s important that the American people understand the progress that we’ve made and how support for the Ukrainian military has been in our national interest,” he told the network. “I truly do believe that now, more than ever, we need leaders in our country who will articulate the importance of American leadership in the world.”
In addition to his meeting with Zelenskyy, Pence received multiple briefings, including one from Ukrainian officials on the country’s current security situation and one on allegations of human rights violations by Russians accused of abducting Ukrainian children in a bid to weaken Ukrainian resolve, the adviser said. (read more)
WTF did Trump pick this POS to be VP ? Trump made many bad choices but this was one of the worst .
Heck Greta Thunberg was with Zelensky today as well..
https://twitter.com/WarMonitors/status/1674520412984582145
Mike pence is about as uniting as joe Biden. No matter. His political career is over. He is a tool and a loser.
There is nothing there that is of any worthiness..
No.
Ukraine is not a litmus test. There is room within the Republican Party for a range of views on foreign policy, from neocon to peace through strength (which is the mainstream position within the Republican Party) to isolationist.
I believe that both Donald Trump and Ron DeSantis are in the peace through strength camp (which is my view). Pence is trying to differentiate his position from the roughly similar positions of Trump and DeSantis, to gain some traction in the primaries. It is a fool’s game.
First, Pence is trying to establish himself as “the alternative” to Trump and DeSantis, which is kind of running for third place in a contest where only first place counts.
Second, given our two-party system, for the Republican to win in the general election, we need to appeal to all voters who agree with us on most issues. We can’t say, oh, you only agree with us 80 percent of the time, you should vote Democrat.
True words
LOL
do you too easily fall for conspiracy theories?
Yeah, he’s still dead to me.
He sure hasn’t stood that firm with Trump
That’s just it. I don’t know anyone who wants to see him as President. He’s going through all the motions of runnng an “heir apparant” VP campaign for President with none of the grass roots support.
Left the Repub Party years ago.
Our globe is not safe due to war mongerers like Pence.
Did you learn English from Yoda?
Pence, the war-wuss
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