Tonight is a turning point in American history. Prior to tonight, it has been the creed of this nation that when we are at war, or about to go to war, all partisan differences fall to the side and we come together as one people. We are supposed to be, or aspire to be at least, one nation under God, and in times of turmoil anybody with decency or class commits to being an American first.
Tonight, a man with no decency and who doesn’t know the meaning of class, beyond a descriptor of a category of thing that can be bought for money, watched the drama in Eastern Europe unfold, as are we all. Then he picked up the phone and called his BFF Laura Ingraham at Fox News and cried about his own problems. No surprise here. Tragedy is unfolding, lives will be lost, but it’s all about Donald Trump.
I’m sure Vladimir Putin must get Fox News off of some transponder on some satellite somewhere and I’m sure he loved this.
Here's Donald Trump on Fox News saying Russia's invasion of Ukraine "all happened because of a rigged election."
Laura Ingraham then briefly cuts him off to air the Ukrainian envoy's speech. (Of course, she then pulled out of the speech to go back to Trump.) pic.twitter.com/7ZfSp7icQ1
— Justin Baragona (@justinbaragona) February 24, 2022
Here are a few clips from the Ukrainian Ambassador’s discussions at the United Nations tonight. The Russian Ambassador speaks a line which is straight out of “1984.” He says, “This isn’t called a war, this is called a special military operation.” Oh. Well, that’s different. It would be tragic to be maimed or killed in a war but in a special military operation, that’s not so bad.
Ukrainian Ambassador: The Russian President declared a war. Should I play the video of your President?
Russian Ambassador: This isn’t called a war. This is called a special military operation pic.twitter.com/LMxaKdMUe6— Acyn (@Acyn) February 24, 2022
Here’s a gem from the Ukrainian ambassador.
Ukrainian Ambassador To Russian Ambassador: There is no purgatory for war criminals. They go straight to hell pic.twitter.com/JOFOT9Rzdb
— Acyn (@Acyn) February 24, 2022
Joe Biden says he will “hold Russia accountable.” Putin threatens a “complete rupture” of U.S.-Russia relations if Biden imposes sanctions.
Meanwhile, a 30-day state of emergency in Ukraine restricting the freedom of movement of conscripted reservists, curbing the media and imposing personal document checks, according to a draft text, has been imposed, says Reuters.
Also, the Ukrainian government has also announced compulsory military service for all men of fighting age.
This is what the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine has to say.
Putin has just launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Peaceful Ukrainian cities are under strikes. This is a war of aggression. Ukraine will defend itself and will win. The world can and must stop Putin. The time to act is now.
— Dmytro Kuleba (@DmytroKuleba) February 24, 2022
And here in America we are divided and Donald Trump continues to defecate on our image in the world, just as his MAGAs defecated on the marble floors of the Capitol. I didn’t think I could hate him more than I already did, but I was wrong.
There’s no purgatory for scum like Trump, either, ambassador. He, too, goes straight to hell.
We were expecting any less from the man who made this invasion possible?