At this point, I wonder how many GOPs are actually getting aid from Putin, and how many are just doing his work for free in order to stay in with the cool kids?
“I think Russian propaganda has made its way into the United States, unfortunately, and it’s infected a good chunk of my party’s base.”
— House Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX)
If you’d told me even five years ago that the GOP would be fighting military spending on any issue I’d have laughed.
Pretty much the only European statesmen any American can name are Bismarck and Neville Chamberlain, and Bismarck has an American city named after him.
Republicans are so fucking obsessed with building a wall, don’t they understand Ukraine is our fucking wall against Russia?
Most of them probably understand it, but the whole party has been compromised by Russia so they will just go along with it to keep their political power.,
If they can leverage Russia’s mal/misinformation network to win, Ukraine is a sacrifice they’re willing to make. It’s a big fucking gun that’s controlling a lot of the conservative information space, they don’t want it turning against them - they don’t give a fuck about anything so long as the grift continues.
Of course they do, why do you think they want Ukraine to fall?
You are not considered a true Republican unless you demonstrate 100% simpering fealty to Russia and Putin’s dictatorial rule.
This is the best summary I could come up with:
And as Republican candidates compete to be seen as most aligned with former President Donald Trump, highlighting divisions over Ukraine aid has become one fast way to make the case that they are true “America First” believers.
Some Indiana Republicans said Goodrich’s attack was perplexing, given that Spartz has not been among the loudest proponents for more aid to Ukraine, and she has sharply criticized Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
In a statement, Goodrich campaign spokesman Kyle Kasting said: “Chuck Goodrich thinks we need to build the wall and secure the border first instead of continuing to send blank checks to Ukraine; Victoria Spartz stood with President Biden and supported 40 billion dollars of aid that, among other things, funded Ukrainian pensions and Ukrainian business bailouts.”
Speaker Mike Johnson suggested the House could take up the issue when lawmakers return to the nation’s capital later this month, but his speakership could be threatened if he draws the ire of far-right Republicans.
But he was less optimistic his party would reject isolationist positions, noting pro-Trump base voters “tune out” Republicans like Sen. Mitt Romney of Utah and former Rep. Liz Cheney of Wyoming, who have been making the case for more Ukraine aid.
And, since just eight states have held congressional primaries so far, some GOP lawmakers may be considering the looming threat of attacks over support for additional Ukraine aid.
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