Tag: President Volodymyr Zelensky
Five vile things Trump did to Zelensky and Ukraine that you forgot about
This isn’t an original post but key points from a Washington Post article titled: Five vile things Trump did to Zelensky and Ukraine that you forgot about. If this is behind a paywall and you can’t see it, let me know and I’ll fill in more detail. But in the…
Is Trump’s Ukrainian Policy Actually Working?
Despite the lack of co-operation from Ukrainian President Volodymr Zelensky in ‘investigating’ Hunter and Joe Biden…the former vice-president’s polling numbers continue to slip. This is of course partly due to his last decade thinking, an over reliance on his connection to President Obama, his continued gaffs, and more recently his…
Trump Dementia Setting In: I don’t know…
It’s probably time for the Cabinet and Vice President to invoke the 25th Amendment because the dementia with President Trump is getting pretty apparent: I Don’t Know Gordon Sondland! Sondland serves as President Trump’s ambassador to the EU, a role he got after donating $1 million to Trump’s inauguration. But…
And In The Center Ring Of GOP’s Impeachment Circus
Now that they have the open hearings that they demanded despite actually dreading them…never expecting Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi to relent…the GOP has put up their big tent. First thing on the program…demand witnesses that add no value to the impeachment inquiry…nor even to their defense of the…
It’s Not the “Quid Pro Quo” That Makes It A Crime
Everybody is running around discussing whether President Trump’s favor asked of President Zelensky contains a quid pro quo. The thinking that would make it an impeachable offense. But that’s not required. All that needs to exist is the ask. The request of something of value to the petitioner. In this…
It was a “perfect” call!
And what the hell does that even mean? This is the phrase that President Donald Trump keeps repeating in tweets, helicopter side impromptus, and his rallies around the nation. It was a “perfect” call. Well “perfect” requires a rating standard of some sort and we don’t have one here. Was…
Not Only Was There a Quid Pro Quo, Ukraine Was Ready to Acquiesce
Despite stating he felt no pressure at all, but given the power relationships between President of the US and President of the Ukraine, there is a power imbalance . President Volodymyr Zelensky’s administration was on the verge of announcing an investigation into the Bidens: It was early September, and Ukraine’s…
No Pressure…but there is always a power hierarchy
The president continues to rant that Ukraine feels no pressure…that the Ukrainian president felt no pressure when the President of the United States asked him for a favor. Even if there wasn’t $400 million in defense funds on the hook for a president looking down the barrel of a Russian…
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