Don Bacon (NE-R), troubled by Trump's treatment of Putin, says it may be time for 'hardball' with White House

[Omaha Steve]

Source: Omaha World Herald

Josh Reyes Aug 18, 2025 Updated 6 hrs ago

U.S. Rep. Don Bacon of Nebraska said in a call with reporters Monday that the demands Russia has presented to Ukraine to end their war are unacceptable and that it’s time for President Donald Trump to treat Russia as an imperialistic aggressor and see that Ukraine is “the victim that has been invaded.”

He applauded the president for trying to get the two sides together, but also said he’s prepared to push a bill to sanction Russia if he feels the president is pushing Ukraine into a bad deal.

“There’s a right and wrong, and we are the leader of the free world, and we should stand by the nation that wants freedom, wants free markets, wants rule of law. And clearly, Russia does not,” Bacon said.

Bacon, a retired Air Force brigadier general, said not much came of Trump’s meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin Friday in Alaska, but he’d rather see no deal than a bad deal.


Rep. Don Bacon said in a call with reporters Monday that President Donald Trump's treatment of Russian President Vladimir Putin has been problematic throughout his administration.
CHRIS MACHIAN, THE WORLD-HERALD

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[Irish_Dem]

1. Ha ha. MAGAs are spineless gutless wonders.

Man babies who are protecting themselves and working for our enemies.

[BoRaGard]

2. Pattycake Party (r) ponders further submission

Bacon must be finally getting a whiff of the overpowering anti-American GOP stench....

d'oh

[Skittles]

3. is he just now seeing that Trump is a Putin puppet?

well it's about fucking time

[Wednesdays]

20. Better ten years late than never.

[Skittles]

24. I don't think these people are stupid

I think they approved of a lot of repuke bullshit until they realize just exactly what is happening.

[Chasstev365]

4. NOW? You've just reached this conclusion at this point?

[hildegaard28]

5. Trump

Can’t do anything counter to his boss. Has this guy seen what Putin does to his former employees?

[Dave Id]

6. Trump stand up to Putin?

Trump is a spinless orange ball of jelly. He'll never stand up to his puppet master. He's probably taking notes how to attack countries he wants to collect and turn into new states.

[Sam I Yam]

12. That would require getting up off his knees

And using mouthwash to get the smell of Russian semen off his breath.

[DBoon]

23. a spinless orange ball of jelly ...

... would make an interesting impact falling out of a 10th floor hotel window

[Gimpyknee]

7. Trump to threaten Bacon will be primaried in 3...2...1...

[SSJVegeta]

8. Bacon is not running for re election

But yeah I csn still see him doing that

[niyad]

9. Hey,don, how in the fucking hell did you make it to brigadier general

when you are so slow on the uptake? Thanks to the leader of your party, AKA putin's puppet, the US is no longer the "leader of the free world". Our former allies are horrified, and you just now notice that maybe he is being too nice to ruzzia?

Still, better late than never. . .or did your constituents finally get through to you?

[hatrack]

10. Yes, Don, you're dusting off your Nerf baseball as you speak . . . .

[Javaman]

11. yeah, cool story, bro.

[raccoon]

13. You reckon?

[turbinetree]

14. Day late and dollar short pinhead...............you still support a traitor..........

[flashman13]

15. The only thing Trump cares about is preventing Pootie from releasing the videos of Donny raping little girls.

[70sEraVet]

16. Glad to know there are still some Repubs willing to refuse the koolaid.

I guess openly cozying up to Putin is a bit too much.
Well, it's a start. Hope it catches on.

[patphil]

17. You should have reigned Trump in 6 months ago.

If Trump's treatment of Putin and Ukraine is his first complaint about Trump, then he's still way deep into the Trump Humper camp.
His voting record fully supports this.

https://congressionalintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/Bacon-Project-2025-Report.pdf

[nycbos]

18. He voted for him.

[Rebl2]

19. Why

is he just now speaking out? He should have spoken out when he ran the second time. Guess he was afraid to for fear of losing his seat in congress. When will republicans grow a spine.

[republianmushroom]

21. Don, dude, where in the hell have you been.

You living with Next under his rock.

[Mz Pip]

22. Good luck with that

It ain’t gonna happen.