The cowardly tag teaming of Zelenskyy yesterday in the Oval Office, the public betrayal of a democratic ally by supporters of a brazen war criminal, was a new low for these modern day American Nazis. The only things missing were the swastika armbands and the snarled word “Jew” every time they cut Zelenskyy off, yelled at him, confronted him with lie after deliberate, knowing lie. I love that Marjorie Taylor Greene’s new boyfriend snarled a challenge at Zelenskyy for disrespecting the Oval Office by showing up dressed like fucking Elon Musk. They surrounded the Ukrainian president and sneered at him from all sides. Considering the ferocity of the attack, the lone Ukrainian in the room held up pretty well.
Heather Cox Richardson notes that the scene, staged as a performance to discredit Ukraine, who Trump is poised to betray, played out live in front of the media: “Those reporters included one from Russian state media, but no one from the Associated Press or Reuters, who were not granted access.” Heather lays out the whole sordid story briefly and much better than I can at the moment. Her account is here: source
Here is a typical American corporate news report of this disgusting performance art betrayal. It states that Ukrainian/Americans were blindsided by Zelenskyy’s refusal to … well, they don’t say exactly. Except that you don’t talk to a wannabe Hitler and his heir apparent in that tone of voice unless you clearly want what you do not want. I include this only for the general tone, which suggests Trump good, Zelenskyy maybe not good. A short watch should be enough to get the tone. The other clips (Chris Hayes long form and two quick shorts) are actually worth watching.
A very childish and stupid question posed by a Fox talking head— thoughtful, intelligent answer given by Ukrainian president. Fox headline and MAGA talking point: Zelensky unapologetic and ungrateful, disrespectful to the Big Orange Leader.
It goes without saying that Vance lied, he channeled his inner Matt Gaetz to jump in, impress the boss. and the base (al Q’eada in Arabic), with his savagery and bully somebody already outnumbered and being shouted down. Truth and lies matter, what actually happened, what you saw with your own eyes and heard with your own ears matters, no matter how many times liars call people telling the truth liars.
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