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Frustrated GOP senators blow steam on Russia: ‘Sick of’ Trump, Vance ‘love affair’ with Putin
The Hill ^ | 09/16/25 6:00 AM ET | by Alexander Bolton

Posted on 09/16/2025 3:30:43 AM PDT by RandFan

Senate Republicans are growing increasingly exasperated over President Trump’s refusal to give them permission to move tough bipartisan sanctions legislation against Russia and countries that buy its oil.

Trump pressed European allies over the weekend to levy harsher sanctions against Russia, but he has dragged his feet on the bipartisan sanctions bill, which Republican senators were hoping to get done in July.

The failure to act is fueling growing disillusionment among some Senate Republicans that Trump is not serious about helping Ukraine.

One Republican senator who requested anonymity to comment candidly on the stalemate over the sanctions legislation questioned whether Trump would ever come around to backing more military aid to Ukraine or slapping harsh sanctions on Russia.

“I’m sick of Trump and JD and their love affair with everything Putin,” the senator grumbled, noting Trump’s red-carpet welcome of Russian President Vladimir Putin at Alaska’s Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson last month and Vice President Vance’s recent comments defending Putin’s approach to peace negotiations.

The Republican lawmaker said Russia’s massive drone and missile attack against Ukraine last week, the biggest aerial barrage of the three-and-a-half-year war, was a major provocation and a clear sign that Putin doesn’t fear serious repercussions from Washington.

“They’re just testing how far we’ll bend over. It makes me sick,” the lawmaker said.

(Excerpt) Read more at thehill.com ...


TOPICS: Government; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events; Russia
KEYWORDS: 123oclock4oclockzot; alexanderbolton; leftistsource; multiplenicks; proxywar; randpaulsucks; randstanding; rinos; thehill; theshill; ukraine; welfarewar
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The Senate GOP - with one or two exceptions < g > are a bunch if whining RINOs
1 posted on 09/16/2025 3:30:43 AM PDT by RandFan
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Weird considering what the world looks like right now the EU opposing Israel with Putin knocking on the EU doors.

The Senators are bought by Israel so don’t they understand their mission.

Support Russia and Putin to help Israel.

Trump seems to be doing the right thing with Putin. Staying out of war in favor of sanctions that would seriously hurt Israel’s adversary the EU taking away their oil.


2 posted on 09/16/2025 3:35:37 AM PDT by Nextrush (FREEDOM IS EVERYBODY'S BUSINESS, REMEMBER REV; NIEMOLLER)
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To: RandFan

Hey “Senators”, we got big problems at home


3 posted on 09/16/2025 3:37:34 AM PDT by Steven Tyler
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To: RandFan

“President Trump said there was “real starvation” in Gaza and said the US would be setting up food centres”

https://www.bbc.com/news/live/ckg42k37e2pt

I haven’t heard of a hostage for food trade yet.

Even $0 in external oil revenue won’t have Russians facing “real starvation”.

The Russian Federation can get the largest share of its revenue by income taxation. It could also sell war bonds and stiffly tax electricity. It might raise tariffs Trump-high.


4 posted on 09/16/2025 3:39:55 AM PDT by Brian Griffin
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To: RandFan

Domestic enemies $inators. That should be your priority.


5 posted on 09/16/2025 3:41:08 AM PDT by BlackbirdSST (FTL)
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To: BlackbirdSST

I should add, they are sitting in the room with you right now.


6 posted on 09/16/2025 3:42:17 AM PDT by BlackbirdSST (FTL)
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To: RandFan

The Russians live in the industrialized country with the harshest weather on Earth.

They are tough.

“By the second winter, the boots had worn out... but the line still held. Even Comrade Lenin underestimated both the anguish of that 900-mile long front... as well our own cursed capacity for suffering. Half the men went into action without any arms... irregular rations... led by officers they didn’t trust.”

Doctor Zhivago movie quote:
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0059113/quotes/?item=qt0272844


7 posted on 09/16/2025 3:43:12 AM PDT by Brian Griffin
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“The Second World War cost approximately 304 billion dollars. The Roosevelt Administration, fresh from the complexities of creating the New Deal, paid the bill through an equally complex mix of taxation and borrowing.

“Before the war, the majority of Americans paid no income tax, because the median wage was $1,231 (1939), but the personal tax exemption was up to $1,500. The Revenue Act of 1942 changed that, by lowering the tax exemption to $624 a year. Immediately, 13 million new taxpayers, and seven billion new tax dollars, were found.”

“The money-raising system worked so well, in fact, that the government worried too much money would cause inflation.”

https://www.pbs.org/perilousfight/home_front/financing_the_war/


8 posted on 09/16/2025 3:48:18 AM PDT by Brian Griffin
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To: RandFan

Unnamed Senators talking to leftist rag “The ssHill”?

Fake news crap.


9 posted on 09/16/2025 3:48:44 AM PDT by Recovering_Democrat
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“Financing to pay for the war came mostly by borrowing from the American people through the sale of war bonds, which raised about $50 billion. Another $150 billion came from financial institutions. During the war, commercial banks alone increased their Treasuries holdings from $1 billion to $24 billion.”


10 posted on 09/16/2025 3:49:21 AM PDT by Brian Griffin
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To: Brian Griffin

Go back to tariffs.


11 posted on 09/16/2025 3:50:22 AM PDT by central_va ( I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn...)
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To: RandFan

Written by the Hill so a few Rino’s are complaining.


12 posted on 09/16/2025 3:52:04 AM PDT by maddog55 (The only thing systemic in America is the left's hatred of it!)
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One Republican senator who requested anonymity...

A typical cowardly RINO. I wonder what her name is?

13 posted on 09/16/2025 3:52:09 AM PDT by Fresh Wind ( "If you strike me down, I shall become more powerful than you can possibly imagine")
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To: Brian Griffin
War bonds were not designed to raise money. With a fiat money system firmly in place, the U.S. government did not need to “borrow from the American people.”

War bonds were designed to curtail black market activity for rationed commodities by reducing disposable income among Americans.

14 posted on 09/16/2025 3:58:06 AM PDT by Alberta's Child ("Although my eyes were open, they might just as well be closed.")
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To: RandFan

They so want a great big war and our troops sent into Ukraine. War is great and profitable as long as you and yours aren’t fighting it.

Every single one can pick up a rifle, board a plane, and go to Ukraine and fight Russia.

I do believe this to be a made up article though.


15 posted on 09/16/2025 3:58:51 AM PDT by dforest
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To: RandFan

If senators refuse to be named it is FAKE news.


16 posted on 09/16/2025 4:01:36 AM PDT by Skwor
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To: Nextrush
Support Russia and Putin to help Israel.

Idiocy. Probably the stupidest statement I have ever seen. If you want to support Israel, just directly support Israel. To argue we need to prop up a warmongering dictator Putin, in order to support Israel is completely moronic.

17 posted on 09/16/2025 4:02:58 AM PDT by tlozo (“We get a lot of bullshit thrown at us by Putin, if you want to know the truth,” Trump)
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To: RandFan

A nation of 135 million is going to be able to pay 500,000 soldiers.


18 posted on 09/16/2025 4:04:22 AM PDT by Brian Griffin
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To: central_va

“In 2023 and 2024, 80 percent of [PPACA] marketplace enrollees could find a plan for $10 or less per month on HealthCare.gov, the federal marketplace that operates in 31 states (19 states and the District of Columbia run their own marketplaces).”

“The enhanced subsidies have translated into higher enrollment in ACA marketplace plans and fewer uninsured people. They helped increase enrollment in the marketplaces from 12 million in 2021 to a record 24.2 million in 2025.”

https://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/explainer/2025/feb/enhanced-premium-tax-credits-aca-health-plans


19 posted on 09/16/2025 4:07:20 AM PDT by Brian Griffin
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To: RandFan

“I’m sick of Trump and JD and their love affair with everything Putin,”

Sounds like that faggot Graham or one of his pillow biting butt boys .

20 posted on 09/16/2025 4:08:04 AM PDT by OldHarbor
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