• @[email protected]
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    89 months ago

    Can someone ELI5 what’s going on here?

    Like Dems want to support Ukraine, Trump doesn’t, some GOP do. Which way will it go though?

    • bluGill
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      89 months ago

      Hard to say. Some republican, support trump. Some see trump as president and so don’t want to burn bridges. some are isolationists. All three would vote against aid but for difqerent reasons.

      Then there are republicans who oppose the soviet union and see russia as the same thing. Then there are those who support the military industry. Those who suphort ukrain for other reasons. These would all vote for aid.

      finally there are those who want toekeepithair job and are guessing what voters care about in november. Hard to say whatethese will do.

      many are in more than one group. Some will chenge their mind. people are complex.

      • TigrisMorte
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        129 months ago

        You are talking about the R’s from a decade and a half ago. Those folks all got tossed. The R’s are bought by Putin and everyone knows it. They are just too cowardly to admit it and thus arrange the deck chairs to give cover.

        • @MotoAsh
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          59 months ago

          “Cowardly” is not correct. They are cowards, but they aren’t doing this cowardly. If they did it in the open, they’d be stopped for being traitors. They hide and gaslight in order to progress their plans, not to hide their face.

          This is intelligent self-preservation of evil cowards. Not cowardly behavior.

    • @rayyy
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      69 months ago

      Can someone ELI5 what’s going on here?

      Dems and independents generally support aid to Ukraine. Most Republicans did until their cult leader told them to not support it. Some Republicans who are bucking the orange mobster are getting death threats. Most Republicans are scared shitless of the malignant orange narcissist. More are stepping away every day. First it was Liz Cheney, then Adam Kinzinger. Mitt Romney bailed. It looks like Oklahoma Sen. James Lankford might be out soon too. There is a massive list of Republicans who have had enough of the MAGA shit.

    • TWeaK
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      49 months ago

      The Senate Republicans are breaking away from Trump’s position by voting for the bill. It is expected that the Republican controlled Congress will side with Trump and block the bill.