Trump continues to praise Putin, forcing GOP to fall in line or splinter from former president

[TomCADem]

What is amazing is that even as Trump continues to cheerlead for Putin, you still have Republicans attacking Biden for being weak and kowtowing to Putin. These are the same Republicans who voted against impeaching Trump for withholding millions of dollars in aid to the Ukraine.

https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2022-02-23/trump-splinters-republicans-with-praise-of-putin

WASHINGTON — Former President Trump continued his criticism of President Biden on Wednesday, saying in a statement that Russian leader Vladimir Putin is “playing” him “like a drum.” “It is not a pretty thing to watch!” Trump said.

His comments come a day after the former commander in chief went well beyond most Republicans by not just criticizing Biden’s handling of Russia’s aggression toward an invasion of Ukraine, but also lionizing President Putin.

In a separate statement Tuesday after Biden’s announcement of the first tranche of sanctions, Trump claimed such events would never have occurred during his presidency.

And in an interview with “The Clay Travis & Buck Sexton Show” published Tuesday, Trump called it “genius” of Putin to recognize two enclaves in eastern Ukraine’s Donbas region as independent breakaway republics on Monday, adding that Putin is “very savvy.”

[EarlG]

1. GOP

Gushing Over Putin.

They are giving us a potent weapon to use against them in the mid-terms. I hope we use it.

[orwell]

2. Clay Travis & Buck Sexton...

...what's next...The Howdy Doody show?

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"Cooking with Commies" over on Sputnik?

Follow him over the cliff you fucking lemmings...

[ProudMNDemocrat]

3. Jealous perhaps, flabby guy?

Having to watch a REAL POTUS in action from the sidelines?

[gab13by13]

4. Fantastic,

tie Trump to Republicans to Fox. Make the MSM ask Republicans if they stand with Trump. Pompeo certainly didn't like being asked, his bodyguard pushed the reporter out of the way.

[AngryOldDem]

5. I'll be curious about his CPAC comments tonight.

But it sounds like CPAC is largely ignoring Ukraine — unlike that POS AFPAC, where people were cheering and chanting Putin’s name.

[vlyons]

6. They aren't even smart enough to STFU

ok given that silence implies consent.

[durablend]

7. We need to beat them over the head with this

[Chainfire]

8. Mainstream Republican Politicians will never, under any circumstances,

denounce Trump or Trumps words or actions. They simply can't win elections without the far right vote, they know it, so they "do what they have to do." No guts, no morals, no ethics. They dug themselves into that hole, and they can not get out without sacrifice. Republicans are not know for self sacrifice.

[Quixote1818]

9. This may be the end of Trump. This looks HORRIBLE to any somewhat moderate Republican. nt

[TomCADem]

19. Not Sure. Pro-Russian Republicans Know They Will Get Russian Aid...

...in the form of online sock puppets and social media followers. Luckily, on the Democratic side, we only had to deal with Tulsi Gabbard, but on the GOP side you have leading right wing media figures like Tucker Carlson, entire networks devoted to spreading the big lie about the 2022 election, you have a former President, etc.

[Doc Sportello]

10. The entire world is condemning Russia .. except

dump and his fellow travelers in the repub party and RW media. Totally disgusting, and expected.

[ProudMNDemocrat]

12. They are TRAITORS.

TRAITOR is a label that is hard to shrug off.

Giving ANY sort of aid, praise, or comfort makes one a TRAITOR.

TDFG is doing a bang-up job of that.

[Doc Sportello]

13. To me this needs to be a focus of the 2022 elections

Hang it around their necks over and over. It's emotional for many people, and that is one way to get voters out and turn against the traitors.

[ProudMNDemocrat]

15. Yes indeed. Democrats who served will do just that.

[Cha]

11. Fucking Traitors to FREEDOM &

DEMOCRACY!

Those mindless Fuckers better Not Ever Talk about Freedom After Cheering on a Murderous Dictator Taking AWAY Ukraine's FREEDOM!


💙

[BlueIdaho]

14. All the easier to beat them in the midterms.

Americans instinctively understand Russia and Putin are evil incarnate. Just play a selection of Reagan’s “Evil Empire” videos contrasted TFG and his useful idiots quotes. That should help re-frame America’s view of the modern GQPutin party.

[MaryMagdaline]

16. Sadly, we will have plenty of war crime videos to accompany videos of trump et Al

praising Putin. Right now, we have pictures of blond children in bomb shelters. It will get worse. And the GOP owns this.

[Hekate]

17. Repubs are in disarray? Splinter, baby, splinter!

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[cojoel]

18. Trump will do whatever he can to support Putin

as long as he has the unreleased pee video.