Are we talking enough about how the GOP enabled Putin’s war on Ukraine? I know things have been coming at us pretty fast and furious lately, but did we just collectively forget what trump was impeached for the first time? A wee Saturday 🧵👇🏻
trump was impeached for abusing his power to withhold military aid to Ukraine. The same President Zelenskyy we all worry over because Putin invaded his country, was:
🗣DENIED MILITARY AID TO PREVENT PUTIN FROM INVADING HIS COUNTRY!
👉🏻By donald trump.👈🏻
Do you get that?
Here are the Articles of Impeachment.
(It’s only 3 pages.)👇🏻
congress.gov/116/bills/hres…
The US had committed over $390m in military aid to Ukraine to keep Russian aggressors at bay. trump stopped those funds and prevented the weapons needed for Ukraine to defend herself. Unless of course, President Zelenskyy *announced* that Ukraine was investigating Joe Biden.
trump didn’t even care if he *actually opened* an investigation, he just wanted to hear Zelenskyy announce an investigation.
trump withheld military aid for a sentence.
trump wanted Zelenskyy to lie to save his country.
Not only did trump withhold the weapons, he in a sense disavowed our alliance with Ukraine. He would not provide an image of solidarity to the world by welcoming President Zelenskyy to the Oval Office. This would have sent the message to Putin, we stand with Ukraine.
But trump wouldn’t send that message unless it would help him win re-election. Ask yourself whose interests trump was serving? By not sending military aid, trump was helping Putin. By not hosting Zelenskyy, trump was helping Putin. Make no mistake, war was plan B.
When you hear them say, ‘this would not have happened if trump were president’ they’re right. Putin would have relied on trump to create a different means to overtaking Ukraine. Because that is what Putin wants. Don’t think we haven’t noticed, he is taking Belarus too, btw.
trump was always plan A. A second term would have taken us out of NATO, further eroded democracy. Ask yourself whose interests does that serve? We’re fighting WWIII now. Disinfo, lies, lack of accountability, all fronts on a battlefield. trump was a weapon aimed at democracy.
What’s worse now is everything Ukraine was trying to protect is being destroyed on a real life, flesh and blood battlefield. We are witnessing war crimes being committed. How would things be different if the GOP Senators convicted trump for his abuse of power?
How might our country look if instead of letting trump off the hook for strong arming an ally, the GOP dealt with their mess right then and there? Did they not know that trump was beholden to Putin for 2016? (📌)
Did they not care?
How might Ukraine look today had they acted?
The atrocities committed in Ukraine by an enabled and emboldened Putin should be worn by the GOP until it no longer exists, for they enabled and emboldened Putin’s enabler.
If you find yourself waking up hoping that President Zelenskyy and Ukraine still stand, if you find yourself moved by the images of what is happening to the Ukrainian people, never forget trump was Putin’s plan A and the republicans looked away. Lessons learned right Sen Collins?
States laws are changing, you may no longer appear on a voter roll. Don’t assume because you voted before, you can vote now. Confirm you are registered to vote and vote. Republicans tell us, elections have consequences. Let our vote bring about consequences.
#RememberInNovember
📌1 - They knew.
If you would like to read more about how trump was putin office please read this recap of the Republican led Senate Intelligence Investigation into the 2016 election.
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