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Exclusive — Ron Johnson Says McConnell’s ‘Top Priority’ Was Ukraine Aid, Not Border Deal
Breitbart ^ | 02/13/2024 | Kristina Wong

Posted on 02/13/2024 5:41:00 PM PST by ChicagoConservative27

Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI), in an exclusive interview with Sirius XM Breitbart News Daily on Tuesday, slammed Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) for the recent border bill “debacle,” saying that the leader did not even put on the negotiating table a provision to tie Ukraine aid to border metrics and that his “top priority” was Ukraine aid, not securing the border.

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TOPICS: Breaking News; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; Your Opinion/Questions
KEYWORDS: johnson; mcconnell; priority; ukraine
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I'm so sick of this a&$##
1 posted on 02/13/2024 5:41:00 PM PST by ChicagoConservative27
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To: ChicagoConservative27
McConnell's top priority was deal-making. He thrives on the process.

That's why he doesn't include the House in his planning the way the Democrats do. McConnell's power comes from his sense of being indispensable as a negotiator. That's why he always gets rolled, too, because his sense of pride in the institution of the Senate is his blind spot.

-PJ

2 posted on 02/13/2024 5:45:40 PM PST by Political Junkie Too ( * LAAP = Left-wing Activist Agitprop Press (formerly known as the MSM))
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To: Political Junkie Too

He thrives on personal power and personal wealth accumulation.


3 posted on 02/13/2024 5:47:14 PM PST by hardspunned (Former DC GOP globalist stooge)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

He’s not really a copycat of his friend Biden and son.
His cut from the foreign laundered money deals is “for the Big Turtle.”


4 posted on 02/13/2024 5:48:55 PM PST by frank ballenger (There's a battle outside and it's raging. It'll soon shake your windows and rattle your walls.)
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To: hardspunned
Which is why he picks the deals he makes in secret, instead of working jointly with his counterparts in the House to advance the overall GOP agenda.

-PJ

5 posted on 02/13/2024 5:51:03 PM PST by Political Junkie Too ( * LAAP = Left-wing Activist Agitprop Press (formerly known as the MSM))
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To: null and void; aragorn; EnigmaticAnomaly; kalee; Kale; AZ .44 MAG; Baynative; bgill; bitt; ...

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6 posted on 02/13/2024 5:51:05 PM PST by bitt (<img src=' 'width=30%>)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Kinda obvious ole Mitch is on the take.


7 posted on 02/13/2024 5:51:05 PM PST by eyedigress
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To: ChicagoConservative27

WIKI

The hryvnia (... Ukrainian: гривня ... abbr. : грн ... sign: ₴; code: UAH) has been the national currency of Ukraine since 2 September 1996.

Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the official exchange rate of hryvnia was fixed at ₴29.25 per US dollar and ₴33.17 per euro. On 21 July 2022, it was devalued to ₴36.5686 per US dollar, to bring it into alignment with the black market.

The international mid-market exchange rate fluctuates, but values the hryvnia slightly lower than the official rate.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukrainian_hryvnia


8 posted on 02/13/2024 5:51:27 PM PST by Brian Griffin
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Neither Russia or Ukraine will be allowed to end this war.

Our only hope to end this war is President Trump 2024/47.


9 posted on 02/13/2024 5:53:28 PM PST by jacknhoo (Luke 12:51; Think ye, that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you, no; but separation.)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

гри́вня

get the sound of it, which isn’t like g:
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%D0%B3%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%B2%D0%BD%D1%8F


10 posted on 02/13/2024 5:54:01 PM PST by Brian Griffin
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To: Political Junkie Too

“McConnell’s top priority was deal-making. He thrives on the process.”

I thought his top priority was his titles.

Who would think being taken to the cleaners by Nancy Pelosi would be an enjoyable process?


11 posted on 02/13/2024 5:57:23 PM PST by Brian Griffin
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Exclusive — Ron Johnson Says McConnell’s ‘Top Priority’ Was Ukraine Aid, Not Border Deal!

Breitbart ^ | 02/13/2024 | Kristina Wong
Posted on 2/13/2024, 5:41:00 PM by ChicagoConservative27

Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI), in an exclusive interview with Sirius XM Breitbart News Daily on Tuesday, slammed Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) for the recent border bill “debacle,” saying that the leader did not even put on the negotiating table a provision to tie Ukraine aid to border metrics and that his “top priority” was Ukraine aid, not securing the border.

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/02/13/exclusive-ron-johnson-says-mcconnells-top-priority-was-ukraine-aid-not-border-deal/


12 posted on 02/13/2024 6:04:57 PM PST by Grampa Dave (Trust no one, who is not a proven and valued/trusty one or a family member or a long time friend! )
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To: Brian Griffin
I didn't say he enjoys it. I said he "thrives" on it. I think it's his form of an adrenalin rush. It's his high.

It doesn't matter what the deal is, only that he's dealing. He's like an addict who is hooked on the process of making deals.

He does them in secret, and he doesn't include the House. That's why he fails, but he still gets his fix.

-PJ

13 posted on 02/13/2024 6:06:07 PM PST by Political Junkie Too ( * LAAP = Left-wing Activist Agitprop Press (formerly known as the MSM))
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To: Political Junkie Too

“ McConnell’s top priority was deal-making. He thrives on the process.”

Then he’s really pathetic because he makes the sh*tiest deals anyone has ever seen.


14 posted on 02/13/2024 6:23:05 PM PST by Scott from the Left Coast (We have not yet achieved peak crazy)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

the DC criminal cabal has to protect its’ kickbacks and scams so what the hell do they care about the rest of us or anything else for matter? All are worthy of a rope.


15 posted on 02/13/2024 6:25:56 PM PST by drypowder
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To: ChicagoConservative27

The “border deal” was never going to be of any use, and everyone knew it. It wasnt going to reduce the crowds coming in, nor would it appease the anti-immigration wave. At best it would have been a fig-leaf for the Democrats, for a little while anyway.

Ukraine funding is another matter. This is real, not a fig leaf. There are piles of armaments waiting to be shipped immediately.


16 posted on 02/13/2024 6:36:45 PM PST by buwaya (Strategic imperatives )
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To: jacknhoo

Russia can end it at any time. They can declare it over, and declare an evacuation schedule, and then ask for a cease-fire. Whats stopping them?


17 posted on 02/13/2024 6:39:25 PM PST by buwaya (Strategic imperatives )
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To: Political Junkie Too

Ridiculous!
RINO McConnell is total about his power in return and as a receptacle for Schumers seed.

-fJRobrts-


18 posted on 02/13/2024 7:01:04 PM PST by A strike (Words can have gender, humans cannot.)
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To: ChicagoConservative27
Care to know how little Mister McConnell possess in character and honor and respect for our fine Country?

This, excerpted from Wiki explains the flim-flam artist that is Mister McConnell...

In March 1967, shortly before the expiration of his educational draft deferment upon graduation from law school, McConnell enlisted in the U.S. Army Reserve as a private at Louisville, Kentucky...This was a coveted position because the Reserve units were mostly kept out of combat during the Vietnam War...His first day of training at Fort Knox, Kentucky, was July 9, 1967, two days after taking the bar exam, and his last day was August 15, 1967... Shortly after his arrival he was diagnosed with optic neuritis and deemed medically unfit for military service, and was honorably discharged...His brief time in service has repeatedly been put at issue by his political opponents during his electoral campaigns.

These dates were, coincidentally, when yours truly and a few million or so of my fellow servicepersons wore the uniform and discharged our duty.

19 posted on 02/13/2024 7:24:15 PM PST by Seaplaner (Never give in. Never give in. Never, never, never...in nothing, great or small...Winston ChurchIill)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Johnson now needs to impeach McConnell. He’s outlived his “Use by” date.


20 posted on 02/13/2024 9:02:52 PM PST by FlingWingFlyer ( Joe Pedo's America! The Motel 6 to the world. Joe's Border Patrol will keep the light on for you.)
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