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    Default 🤔Speaker Johnson demands Zelenskyy remove Ukraine's ambassador to US

    Speaker Johnson demands Zelenskyy remove Ukraine's ambassador to US following Pa. visit

    House Speaker Mike Johnson is calling on Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to fire his country’s ambassador to the U.S.

    WASHINGTON D.C., DC — House Speaker Mike Johnson is calling on Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to fire his country's ambassador to the U.S. as Republicans criticize the war-torn leader's visit to a swing-state Pennsylvania site producing munitions for the Russia-Ukraine war as a political stunt.

    The Republican Johnson's demand Wednesday came as Zelenskyy addressed the United Nations in New York on the eve of his visit to Washington, D.C., where he has plans Thursday to brief senators on Capitol Hill about the war effort before meeting with President Joe Biden at the White House.

    “The tour was clearly a partisan campaign event designed to help Democrats and is clearly election interference,” Johnson wrote in a letter to Zelenskyy.

    Johnson said no Republicans were invited to the plant tour arranged by Ambassador Oksana Markarova to Scranton, Pennsylvania, which is Biden's hometown.

    Johnson called the visit an “intentionally political move” and said it “has caused Republicans to lose trust in Ambassador Markarova’s ability to fairly and effectively serve as a diplomat in this country. She should be removed from her post immediately.”

    The speaker's stern demand for the swift removal of Markarova, a well-received diplomat in Washington who has been a fixture on Capitol Hill since the outset of the war — even sitting as a guest in the House visitor's gallery during pivotal speeches — comes at a daunting time for Ukraine as Zelenskyy works to ensure U.S. support for the war effort in an election year.

    While Biden and Democrats in Congress have largely stood with Ukraine since the outset of the Russian invasion in 2022, sending billions in U.S. aid to buy weaponry and support services, Republicans have split deeply. Donald Trump, the Republican nominee for president, has turned the GOP toward a new America First movement that generally prefers to limit U.S. involvement overseas, and he often speaks admirably of Russia and its president, Vladmir Putin.

    Johnson said that support for ending Russia’s war against Ukraine “continues to be bipartisan, but our relationship is unnecessarily tested," noting criticisms that have been made of Trump by Ukrainians.

    Zelenskyy on Sunday visited the Pennsylvania ammunition factory to thank the workers who are producing one of the most critically needed munitions for his country’s fight to fend off Russian ground forces.

    The Scranton plant is one of the few facilities in the country to manufacture 155 mm artillery shells and has increased production over the past year. Ukraine has already received more than 3 million of them from the U.S.

    Joining for the visit were the state's leading Democrats, Gov. Josh Shapiro, Sen. Bob Casey and the area's Rep. Matt Cartwright, but it is not clear if any Republicans were invited.

    “It is in places like this where you can truly feel that the democratic world can prevail,” Zelenskyy wrote on X.

    “Thanks to people like these — in Ukraine, in America, and in all partner countries — who work tirelessly to ensure that life is protected.”

    The visit sparked swift reprisals from the Republicans.

    Rep. James Comer, the chairman of the House Oversight Committee, announced Wednesday he was opening an investigation into whether the Biden-Harris administration used taxpayer-funded resources to fly Zelenskyy to Pennsylvania as a campaign event for Vice President Kamala Harris, who is the Democratic nominee for president.

    "The Committee seeks to determine whether the Biden-Harris Administration attempted to use a foreign leader to benefit Vice President Harris’s presidential campaign and, if so, necessarily committed an abuse of power,” he wrote in letters to Biden, the White House counsel and others in the administration.

    Senate Republicans, even those who had supported aid for Ukraine, roundly criticized Zelenskyy on Wednesday. “He really messed up,” said Sen. Markwayne Mullin, an Oklahoma Republican.

    However, Sen. Roger Wicker, the top Republican on the Senate Armed Services Committee and a firm backer of Ukraine, suggested that Zelenskyy’s visit was not as partisan as it appeared. Wicker was also planning to meet with the Ukrainian president at the Capitol Thursday.

    “If President Zelenskyy came to Mississippi, he would be accompanied by Republican officials because that’s who the people in their wisdom elected,” he said.

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    Default Re: 🤔Speaker Johnson demands Zelenskyy remove Ukraine's ambassador to US

    One of the bombs destined for Russia was autographed by our Governor.
    Guess that indicates he'll be a staunch supporter of Article 1, section 21 of the PA constitution. (*The right of the citizens to bear arms in defense of themselves and the State shall not be questioned.*)
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    Default Re: 🤔Speaker Johnson demands Zelenskyy remove Ukraine's ambassador to US

    Like all Democrats Shappy is clearly warmonger. Can*t kill enough people for them
    Its easier to fool people than to convince them they've been fooled....Mark Twain

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    Default Re: 🤔Speaker Johnson demands Zelenskyy remove Ukraine's ambassador to US

    In my wanderings around the internet, the ultraleft/loons/liberalextreme apparently
    and universally support Ukraine.

    Shapiro, or any of their "gods" could eat a litter of puppies on live TV and they would
    not only cheer, they would staunchly support as long as it was done in support of one
    of their whack-job causes.

    Should anyone outside of their Hive try the same stunt they would speak seriously of
    assassination.

    They're doing it as we speak.
    While many claim to support the right, precious few support the practice.

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    Default Re: 🤔Speaker Johnson demands Zelenskyy remove Ukraine's ambassador to US

    I wonder if the missile he signed, ironically will be used against Israel...
    "I prefer dangerous freedom over peaceful slavery." Thomas Jefferson

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    Default Re: 🤔Speaker Johnson demands Zelenskyy remove Ukraine's ambassador to US

    Quote Originally Posted by mikelets456 View Post
    I wonder if the missile he signed, ironically will be used against Israel...
    Maybe hamass will attach a gopro on it and send him the video.
    FJB

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    Default Re: 🤔Speaker Johnson demands Zelenskyy remove Ukraine's ambassador to US

    Why wasn't Netanyahu invited to Chamberlin when he was invited to speak in front of congress not to long ago? Hell, the Israeli army fires enough howitzer rounds. Anti semites down in congress.

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