What was Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky doing at what positive seemed like a partisan US political occasion this week?
And the way did the White Home let this occur?
Zelensky bought flown into battleground Pennsylvania aboard a USAF C-17 aircraft on Tuesday; he then toured the Scranton Military Ammunition Plant accompanied by Gov. Josh Shapiro, Sen. Bob Casey, Rep. Matt Cartwright — the final two being lively Democratic candidates.
And it appears to be like like no GOP candidates bought invited — trapping a international head of state into apparently taking sides in US home politics.
But Zelensky was guarded by Secret Service brokers and pushed round in Secret Service autos, including extra reek of impropriety: Who lined these bills?
Somebody within the Biden administration pulled a quick one: Pennsylvania has a good variety of anti-Russian Polish-People and others of Japanese European heritage who could be swayed by Zelensky’s seeming choice.
Legalities apart, that is horrible for Zelensky: Ukraine desperately wants help from Republicans in addition to Democrats in Congress, and can irrespective of who holds the White Home subsequent yr.
Home Speaker Mike Johnson is looking on Zelensky to fireplace his US ambassador for letting this shame occur, a transfer that would mend Ukraine’s fences right here.
However Congress will want solutions on the American aspect, too: In spite of everything, Democrats impeached President Donald Trump over his supposed abuses linked to Ukraine; now now we have the misuse of a international visitor’s go to to affect US politics.
We completely endorse US help of Kyiv in opposition to Moscow’s brutal invasion: Vladimir Putin should not succeed.
And Democratic candidates have each proper to slam these Republicans who wish to hold Ukraine out to dry.
However dragging any international chief, particularly one who’s in search of now new help for his nation from the White Home, into US politics is morally felony — a minimum of.
Whether or not on the White Home or the State Division, American heads must roll over this.
