Democratic Rep. Jim Himes (Conn.) says President Trump’s push for Ukraine’s uncommon earths and minerals amid the nation’s warfare with Russia seems like an extortion plotline out of “The Sopranos.”
Himes joined “Fox News Sunday’s” Shannon Bream to debate Trump’s plan to finish the three-year warfare and the president’s pleasant relationship with Russia. He was requested a couple of Trump proposal to have Ukraine pay again the U.S. for all the help that it has acquired via the battle.
“I have two problems with that concept,” Himes replied. “One, it just looks like an episode of ‘The Sopranos,’ right? ‘Give us your minerals or we’re not going to help you fight a bloody butcher.’”
“I mean, is this really what we want the greatest country in history to be known for? For … some mafia thing?” he requested.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has mentioned the Trump administration’s proposal for his nation to offer the U.S. $500 billion from its uncommon deposits as compensation for support through the warfare is not on the desk, however a distinct, extra equitable deal was now being negotiated.
The Connecticut lawmaker mentioned that the U.S. has “always stood with the good guys” in worldwide battle and he’s pissed off that Trump has sidelined Ukraine and blamed Zelensky for beginning the battle whereas more and more interesting to Russia and President Vladimir Putin.
“Now, this president is standing with the bad guy, he’s saying Zelensky is the problem when Zelensky, with very few resources, is trying to stand up for democracy against a totalitarian butcher,” Himes mentioned.
The Connecticut Democrat argued that the message despatched to worldwide leaders is regarding, significantly Chinese language chief Xi Jinping.
“Because President Xi wakes up every single morning and thinks ‘Is today [the day] I go into Taiwan?’ He says, ‘Look at that, Donald Trump stands with the authoritarian invaders, not with the people who are being invaded,’” Himes mentioned.
“And now you are talking about the real possibility that American troops get involved in something that was facilitated by the mafia-like activities of Donald Trump,” he continued.
