Two GOP senators share photos of Zelenskyy during call after being asked not to by Ukraine

[Tactical Peek]

Source: NBC News

Two GOP senators share photos of Zelenskyy during call after being asked not to by Ukraine

Senators and House members on a call with the Ukrainian president were asked to not tweet or post pictures of the call while it was in progress, multiple aides told NBC News.

March 5, 2022, 1:20 PM CST
By Haley Talbot, Julie Tsirkin and Nicole Acevedo

Two Republican senators are facing criticism after tweeting photos of a video call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy even though participating lawmakers were told to not share pictures on social media while it was in progress.

Sens. Marco Rubio of Florida and Steve Daines of Montana posted pictures of Zelenskyy on their Twitter accounts during the Zoom meeting Saturday morning, writing that they were on a call with him.

Democratic Reps. Dean Phillips of Minnesota and Jason Crow of Colorado criticized the senators on Twitter.

Phillips noted that the "Ukrainian ambassador very intentionally asked each of us on the Zoom to NOT share anything on social media during the meeting to protect the security of President Zelenskyy."




Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/rubio-daines-share-photos-zelenskyy-call-asked-not-ukraine-rcna18841

[Tactical Peek]

1. "Appalling and reckless ignorance by two U.S. Senators"

"Appalling and reckless ignorance by two U.S. Senators," Phillips wrote.

Link to tweet

The Ukrainian Ambassador very intentionally asked each of us on the zoom to NOT share anything on social media during the meeting to protect the security of President Zelenskyy. Appalling and reckless ignorance by two US Senators.

[doc03]

3. Probably shared it with Putin on Facebook.

[agingdem]

9. Marco shared it with Trump

and Trump shared it with Putin...

[peppertree]

45. +1

Laundering is second nature to people like Little Narco.

[mitch96]

15. "ignorance by two U.S. Senators"..They flat out don't give a shit. Great way to build trust.nt

[BlueTsunami2018]

2. Yeah, they want to help Putin locate Zelenskyy.

No other explanation makes sense.

[raccoon]

4. Typical of Republicans, they don't respect other peoples boundaries. Nt

[Prof. Toru Tanaka]

5. And OF COURSE the ones not obeying the request were Repuglicans/

And i agree fully they were trying to expose information to Putin om Zelensky's whereabouts.

Marco Rubio is a straight out fucking little asshole,

[mysteryowl]

6. I never hear anything good about repukes.

They always, always are doing something harmful.

[underpants]

7. peppertree called it yesterday. Post #10

https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=16442084

[Kali]

8. have they given a nonapology or any excuse yet?

[leftieNanner]

10. If anyone was offended..............

[sop]

11. Rubio: "A one-man intelligence crowdsourcer"

(Politico) - "Marco Rubio is tweeting through the Russia-Ukraine war -- for a reason"

"As Russian troops invaded Ukraine last week, Marco Rubio was live-tweeting what looked like detailed intelligence.

"The Florida senator and outspoken national-security hawk is part of the 'Gang of Eight': members of Congress who get access to the most sensitive classified intelligence information. That elite status often prompts lawmakers in the group to clam up during moments of global conflict, out of a desire to safeguard sources, methods and U.S. personnel.

"Rubio — one of only a few lawmakers who personally tweet from their own accounts — has done exactly the opposite. As Russia’s attack unfolded, he became a one-man intelligence crowdsourcer.

"It’s a highly unusual display of transparency from a senior senator on the Intelligence Committee who gets regular, bipartisan briefings on high-level U.S. assessments. But Rubio is comfortable parsing Russia’s war in public, saying he isn’t revealing anything classified or sensitive, even as critics slam his tweets as irresponsible and unverified.

"Rubio’s frequent and uncensored updates on Russia’s Ukraine invasion have led some to question whether he’s revealed closely held U.S. intelligence information. Others are more befuddled by his musings: 'We don’t need your play-by-play. Who are you? John Madden?' Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.), a member of the House Intelligence Committee, quipped to Rubio on Twitter."

https://www.politico.com/news/2022/03/02/marco-rubio-tweeting-russia-ukraine-war-00012951

[LaMouffette]

12. So ashamed to say that Daines is one of my senators. He's also one of the eight Republicans who

flew to Russia on a delegation to (supposedly) give Russia a warning about interfering with the US midterms (at least, that was the story they concocted).

So very shameful, but not surprising, that Daines is one of the senators putting Zelensky's security at risk.

Here's a Rachel Maddow article and segment with Michael McFaul about that 2018 trip to Russia:

[link:https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/seven-gop-lawmakers-make-misguided-trip-russia-msna1119676|

[Evolve Dammit]

13. How fucking irresponsible and dangerous of Little Marco. Why is he even included in that call?

[ancianita]

29. He's on the Senate's Intelligence Committee. Chuck Schumer should boot him.

He's taken $1.5 million from Russian oligarch Leonard Blavatnik.

[area51]

42. This.

This was no accident. They are actively trying to get Zelinsky killed.

[Evolve Dammit]

50. No wonder he's so supportive... Sickening

[WhiteTara]

14. oppositional defiance is a childlike

response to an adult situation.

[Brainfodder]

16. Re-stooges have patent on dick moves yet?

[Mike Nelson]

17. I hope...

... it's more than "criticism" they face. The Senate should issue some kind of warning to the ignorant pair and make sure they are removed from any Committee where such blunders could put the US or its allies at risk.

[colorado_ufo]

23. Very simply, they need to be excluded from any future Zoom calls with President Zelenskyy.

[ancianita]

43. Yes. Let's more than hope. Let's let Chuck Schumer know what we think.

Phone: [phone]

[Mike Nelson]

47. Yes!

... hopefully, Chuck Schumer [[phone]] will do something, even if it's only a warning. And, it should be publicly announced.

[riversedge]

18. Zelensky paused to ask one of the American lawmakers to mute themselves. "Senator Rick Scott, please

At one point during his emotional presentation, Zelensky paused to ask one of the American lawmakers to mute themselves.
“Senator Rick Scott, please mute your mic,” he said.

Link to tweet

?s=20&t=932w1glj-d1eB86BR6gaNw

[chowder66]

19. They need to be removed from the committee. nt

[Deuxcents]

20. Scott n Rubio..I'm ashamed for my senators

And the governor. And my district rep. I’m in Ruby red hell

[Rebl2]

21. They are disgusting

[TNNurse]

22. Trump and Putin whores.

[colorado_ufo]

25. Yep.

In plain sight.

[blue-wave]

24. Dumb and Dumber, for sure!!

[colorado_ufo]

26. You are being kind.

[ancianita]

31. More like calculating. Devious and deviouser.

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[majdrfrtim]

27. The party that has Reps who tweet the Speaker's location during insurrection

demonstrably has Sens with "Rep envy" and have found a way to try to one-up them.

They should all be expelled from Congress.

Serious question:

Wasn't that briefing considered "secret-access" (at the very least) in its clearance status? If so, was sharing images from it a violation of those Senators' security clearances?

[bdamomma]

28. hmm...

those 2 GOP'ers (Goons of Putin) should be thrown out. Traitors

[monkeyman1]

40. bet they got official burner phones now !

[monkeyman1]

30. get rid of them now for leaking classified information!!

Tell the D.O.J. to please get off their ass !!

[SCantiGOP]

34. Take a deep breath

It wasn’t classified.
It was just a stupid move in Rubio’s part.

[padah513]

41. Yes it wasn't classified and it was a stupid move on the two Senator's part

But it should have been considered canon after a request by someone who literally has teams of assassins gunning for him

[kiranon]

32. Remove their security clearance. That should do it.

[MyMission]

33. Traitors and criminals

And not to be trusted, these 2 especially, and all rethugs in general.

Trusting them is like trusting putin... shouldn't be done.
I hope these 2 get slapped hard.

[Praek3]

35. Moron Marco

Rubio was caught robbing the Florida legislature by paying for family vacation expenses with his legislative credit card.

This alone proves he is a moron at best and most certainly a common criminal.

No surprise he ignores the safety of Zelensky. Marco's orange bedbug boss Trump gave Russia classified info while in the Oval office.

Makes me rethink my stance against capital punishment. Guess I'll go buy a pitchfork.

[barbtries]

36. trying to get him killed?

WTF is so wrong with these people?!

[Joinfortmill]

37. Rubio is a horse's ass.The other likely is also.

[ificandream]

39. The Stupid Party does it again.

[DemocraticPatriot]

44. Either they are assholes who care about nothing but themselves--- or---

they are too stupid to follow simple directions which have been slapped in their faces...


If we can't trust them to honor national security concerns of Ukraine, can they be trusted to honor the national security concerns of the United States?

I think NOT.

[SuperCoder]

46. Well that just goes to show you...

Exactly who is lining their pockets (Putin).

[malthaussen]

48. Of course. They have no concept of OPSEC, even if they aren't traitors...

... which is still indeterminate. Still, stupidity and the arrogance of entitlement are sufficient explanation for the action.

-- Mal

[Old Okie]

49. marco

See Marco is all over the Sunday shows today, why are they giving him airtime?

[FoxNewsSucks]

51. Putin's GQP can ALWAYS be relied on to do

the wrong, evil, despicable, treasonous, immoral, seditious or irresponsible thing.

[Scalded Nun]

52. Maybe post some photos of their homes with captions - 'Traitors live here'? GOP loves a good DOXX

[qwlauren35]

53. Wouldn't it be wonderful

If Floridians were so disgusted with their senator that they voted him out?