Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will arrive on Capitol Hill to a darker mood than when he swooped in last winter for a hero’s welcome, as the Russian invasion is grinding into a third year and U.S. funding hangs in balance.
Zelenskyy’s visit Tuesday comes as President Joe Biden’s request for an additional $110 billion U.S. aid package for Ukraine, Israel and other national security needs is at serious risk of collapse in Congress. Republicans are insisting on strict U.S.-Mexico border security changes that Democrats decry as draconian in exchange for the overseas aid.
“It is maddening,” said Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del., a close ally of Biden, of the stalemate. “A very bad message to the world, to the Ukrainian people.”
Republicans are insisting on linking it [the aid package] to strict U.S.-Mexico border security changes
I’m confused here. Trump ran on a platform of building the wall. They promoted all these stories about the wall being built and how it was the greatest wall ever. Steve Bannon raised a bunch of money privately for his We Build the Wall plan to build more wall.
So why are Republicans now claiming there’s a crisis at the border with migrants pouring in unchecked? Are they saying that Trump is incompetent and didn’t actually solve a problem he campaigned on? Are they suggesting Bannon is a grifter and scam artist? Or is this just a made up problem that they want to campaign on indefinitely?
Are they saying that Trump is incompetent and didn’t actually solve a problem he campaigned on? Are they suggesting Bannon is a grifter and scam artist? Or is this just a made up problem that they want to campaign on indefinitely?
Woah woah, expecting any of them to have two consecutive thoughts that are consistent with each other is way too high a bar for this crowd.
A new reality begins with each sentence in the modern GOP.
Because walls don’t fucking work. Lol
Crazy how we fast-track support for Israel who doesn’t even need it and has been receiving billions of dollars annually from the US.
The industrial military complex is built on funding for proxy wars with Russia. I wonder if the issue this time is that they are worried that with Russia directly involved instead of by proxy, this war may end up breaking Russia if they lose. Dismantling the perpetual antagonist that motivates further funding of the war machine is not in the interest of those who make money on wars.
There will always be a boogeyman. They are more worried about quarterly profits than anything long term.
I mean, China will still exist and is way better Boogeyman.
Since this bill also contains a ton of free genocide money for israel let’s hope the Republicans keep blocking it.
Shame on Biden for combining defense money with genocide money.
If they weren’t combined republicans would approve Israel and vote against Ukraine.
When you want to shame someone think about the consequences of the other options, and/or put yourself in their shoes.
Why don’t Americans elect politicians who campaign on ending ‘combining’ bills?
The big thing up their asses will be when the US recovery that aid from them… 🤣🤣 there is nothing free in this world they will have to get on their knees at the end.
Tougher times for sure, but a particularly good leader can rally a mood just themselves, with words, nothing more.
He’s been compared to some truly titanic wartime leaders. But it’s time to see what you’ve really got Zelensky.
For the record, I’ll be perfectly content if he just doesn’t make anything worse. Historical superheroics isn’t genuinely necessary, just a proud, hardworking man doing what he must for his country. That would probably go over fine here in America. People remember he’s just some dude, a comedian no less, we would understand that.
But if he’s got it in him, he could give some sort of Gettysburg Address type thing. Short, sweet, and hard-hitting.
edit because copy/pasting the whole thing was probably a little ostentatious.
