Political observers and experts pounced on Saturday as a Republican lawmaker offered a stinging rejection of reported conduct by Donald Trump’s administration.
The Wall Street Journal’s piece ahead of the weekend, Make Money Not War: Trump’s Real Plan for Peace in Ukraine, claims that, “The Kremlin pitched the White House on peace through business. To Europe’s dismay, the president and his envoy are on board.” It caught the attention of Rep. Don Bacon, who recently issued an unrelated warning to Trump.
Bacon chimed in on the report over the weekend. The lawmaker said, “WSJ today. Multi-billion $ business deals between Russian & American billionaires that forces Ukraine to give Russia more land, & make Ukraine a Russian vassal state. Greed trumps Ukrainian sovereignty. Churchill & Reagan are turning in their graves.”
Bacon’s response brought in numerous high-profile replies of its own.
Conservative pollster Sarah Longwell said, “Go caucus with the democrats. This Republican Party does not deserve your affiliation. You have the power to do something.”
Ex-GOP lawmaker Denver Lee Riggleman III said, “Yep. This is about oligarchs working together to destroy Ukraine. Pretty obvious.”
Stephen Sestanovich said, “Two reactions: 1) WSJ did great reporting here, and 2) is anyone really surprised? Witkoff hasn’t exactly been hiding the sleaze…”
Michael Weiss added, “Right now Ukraine is being more transparent about corruption at the highest levels of government than the United States is…”
Former GOP insider Tara Setmayer weighed in with, “This WSJ piece is a MUST read. And Rep. Don Bacon is 100% correct here.”
Robert McCartney added, “GOP Congressman (Nebraska), a retired Air Force General, isn’t happy that Trump wants to sell out Ukraine so his family and cronies can make big bucks.”
Journalist Andrew Hall said, “This poster is a Republican Congressman. WOW.”
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