In the aftermath, many progs and anti-Trump Republicans shouted from the hilltops how they stand with Ukraine. This wasn't necessarily done out of any principled stance as much as it was their instinct to advocate for whatever Trump appears to oppose. That's axiomatic. In fact, I still see a lotta the "I Stand with Ukraine" ribbons on their social media profile pics.
With all that said, I'd be curious to know how many of those sentiments are still being proudly displayed by the Trump haters given recent developments.
Trump announced Monday that, under a new arrangement, NATO would buy American weapons and pass them on to Kyiv, amounting to billions of dollars in new matériel. Trump said new Patriot batteries could reach Ukraine in days.
Trump also announced his intention to impose new tariffs if there is no cease-fire within the next 50 days, although the details are vague, and he’s made these kinds of threats before.
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick later said the U.S. could choose to impose either additional tariffs on Russia itself, or sanctions on countries that do business with Russia. The direct tariffs would have minimal effect, but the so-called secondary sanctions could have real bite.
In Monday’s remarks, the president sounded like a man exasperated that he’s put one good offer after another on the table for months, only to watch Putin turn his nose up at every potential deal, and had repeated seemingly constructive phone calls with Putin followed up immediately by Russian barrages against Ukrainian cities.
Soooo.......Trump stands with Ukraine???? He now has the chance to do the funniest thing ever by adding that graphic to his Truth Social profile pic.
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