Looks like the uneasy peace twixt Pence and Trump is over..as Pence calls out Trump for being Putin's cock-holster~
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Mike Pence has refused to sit quietly as Donald Trump claims Ukraine is somehow to blame for being invaded by Russia three years ago.
Trump’s former vice president, who war cordial with his former running mate at Jimmy Carter’s funeral and inauguration last month, struck a different tone in a post to X on Wednesday.
“Mr. President, Ukraine did not ‘start’ this war,” he wrote. “Russia launched an unprovoked and brutal invasion claiming hundreds of thousands of lives. The Road to Peace must be built on the Truth.”
Trump’s alignment with Putin over a longtime U.S. ally has angered some on the right, including lawmakers who are typically MAGA hardliners. Others have fallen in line with their party’s leader and turned on Zelensky.
Rep. Mike Lawler, a New York Republican who has recently praised Trump for his efforts to ditch NYC congestion pricing, appears to be in the former group. He released a passionate statement Wednesday that declared Ukraine must be at the negotiating table for peace.
“Vladimir Putin is a vile dictator and thug, who has worked in a concerted effort with China and Iran to undermine and destabilize the United States, Europe, Israel, and the free world,” the lawmaker said. “He is not our friend, nor our ally. While I support the effort to end the war in Ukraine, any deal towards peace must include Ukraine at the negotiating table, must protect its structural sovereignty, and that of its neighbors.”
Incensed Mike Pence Slaps Down Trump For Sucking Up to Putin
The former vice president is not satisfied with the president’s claims Ukraine brought about its own invasion.
Mike Pence has refused to sit quietly as Donald Trump claims Ukraine is somehow to blame for being invaded by Russia three years ago.
Trump’s former vice president, who war cordial with his former running mate at Jimmy Carter’s funeral and inauguration last month, struck a different tone in a post to X on Wednesday.
“Mr. President, Ukraine did not ‘start’ this war,” he wrote. “Russia launched an unprovoked and brutal invasion claiming hundreds of thousands of lives. The Road to Peace must be built on the Truth.”
Trump’s alignment with Putin over a longtime U.S. ally has angered some on the right, including lawmakers who are typically MAGA hardliners. Others have fallen in line with their party’s leader and turned on Zelensky.
Rep. Mike Lawler, a New York Republican who has recently praised Trump for his efforts to ditch NYC congestion pricing, appears to be in the former group. He released a passionate statement Wednesday that declared Ukraine must be at the negotiating table for peace.
“Vladimir Putin is a vile dictator and thug, who has worked in a concerted effort with China and Iran to undermine and destabilize the United States, Europe, Israel, and the free world,” the lawmaker said. “He is not our friend, nor our ally. While I support the effort to end the war in Ukraine, any deal towards peace must include Ukraine at the negotiating table, must protect its structural sovereignty, and that of its neighbors.”
