Posted on 09/23/2024 3:44:58 PM PDT by CFW
Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky is back in the United States in an attempt to rally more support for his country's defensive war against Russia. But while his past visits have largely remained standard fare for foreign dignitaries (aside from his refusal to wear anything but olive drab), this latest trip has Republicans justifiably crying foul.
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Zelensky arrived in Pennsylvania on Monday, a hotly-contested election battleground state, courtesy of a U.S. taxpayer-funded C-17 Globemaster. What followed looked and sounded much more like a campaign stop than a diplomatic event, leaving onlookers to wonder exactly what the real purpose was.
The day kicked off with a visit to a Scranton-based arms factory to provide positive press to Democrats, including Sen. Bob Casey who is currently locked in a tight battle with Republican Dave McCormick. The Ukrainian president then proceeded to trash JD Vance and Donald Trump to a reporter.
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Regardless, what Zelensky said and did on Monday is simply insane. He flew over to the United States at the behest of the Biden-Harris administration to trash their political opponents in a battleground state.
Is Zelensky going after Trump and Vance because Democrats have prodded him to do so in exchange for taxpayer-funded support? Short of someone spilling the beans on what has been said behind the scenes, we may never know, but it sure seems like it. The appearance of impropriety is extensive, and the practical aspects of using government resources to have Zelensky come essentially campaign for Democrats six weeks before a major election is highly inappropriate. I get that there will be no impeachment inquiry into this, but in a government that wasn't eaten up with corruption, there would be.
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It’s (D)ifferent
Seeing as how the democrats are trying to shoot and kill the opposition candidate- seems to me like this is much ado about nothing. It’s not like the balless republicans are going to do anything about it except bellyache and snivel to CNN. Why not do it?
Zelensky’s advisors must be morons.
Bingo
The only way he is going to get money and weapons before November is to kiss the ads of whoever is running the executive branch.
After that he may have to learn to kiss Trump’s ass.
But, didn’t he already meet with Trump this sumner?
I wonder if he can swim. Obama’s chef had a hard time in the water.
If Z-man was smarter, he would get Trump on his good side. He once had him there.
#10. Who is that?
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