Are Trump & The GOP Pro Putin?
Editorial Team
February 28, 2022
The left claims that Trump and the GOP support Putin:
“Trump sides with Putin as Biden tries to stop a war” -CNN Headline
“Trump, Other Top Conservatives Rally to Putin's side as he threatens Ukraine.” -Business Insider Headline
“People on the right in this country are on Putin's side… it's a parallel to the insurrection.” -ABC's The View
But, Republicans have repeatedly condemned Putin's recent invasion:
"The Russian attack on Ukraine is appalling; it's an outrage and an atrocity that should never have been allowed to occur” -Former President Donald J. Trump, CPAC 2022
GOP leaders, including Sen. Lindsay Graham, Sen. Cruz, and Senate Minority leader Mitch McConnell, have called for immediate action against Russia
Tucker Carlson also condemned the Russian leader. “I don't think anybody approves of what Putin did…,” he said. “I certainly don't.”
Looking at Democrat's track record against Russia:
Bill Clinton facilitated the nuclear disarmament of Ukraine, leaving Ukrainians heavily susceptible to Russian attacks
Obama openly promised more flexibility to negotiate with Russia after his re-election.
Obama sold 20% of the US uranium production to Russia in 2013
Obama accepted Russia's annex of Ukraine's Crimean Peninsula in 2014
In 2014, Obama refused to include weapons in an aid package for Ukraine during the Crimean crisis
Biden (along with Democrats) lobbied against sanctioning Russian gas pipelines. Biden then waived the sanctions.
Looking at Republican's track record against Russia:
During his administration, Trump has threatened Putin if he moved against Ukraine and is said to have said he would “hit Moscow.”
Trump's administration sanctioned Russia 52 times, enacting harsher policies against Russia than Obama's administration
Under Trump's administration, Russia avoided risky geopolitical moves
The Trump administration approved lethal weapons sales to Ukraine years after Obama rejected it
The Trump administration pushed heavy sanctions on Russia's gas pipeline
Big picture: Despite the media's claims, the GOP & Trump were tougher on Russia than their counterparts. The current wave of defamation serves to smear political enemies like Trump and tie them to Russia, the “enemy.”
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