Trump is abandoning Ukraine — and the GOP’s strength on foreign policy

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1. **From Michael Steele, co-host of “The Weekend” and a former chairman of the Republican National Committee:** 

   Sure, there are old-guard Republicans who still stand with Ukraine. Trump’s former vice president, Mike Pence, even rebuked his former boss for his diatribe against Zelenskyy, writing, “Mr. President, Ukraine did not ‘start’ this war. Russia launched an unprovoked and brutal invasion claiming hundreds of thousands of lives. The Road to Peace must be built on the Truth.”

   But even with these exceptions, there is no effective voice in the Republican Party advocating for Ukraine and our European allies. Even Secretary of State Marco Rubio — once a staunch supporter of Ukraine aid — is now carrying out Trump’s reckless policy that treats Russia as an ally and Europe as an enemy.

   Read more: [https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/trump-zelenskyy-ukraine-russia-republicans-foreign-policy-rcna193004](https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/trump-zelenskyy-ukraine-russia-republicans-foreign-policy-rcna193004) 

2. It will be interesting to see what GUR, SBU, and SSO get up to without the guardrails of US leverage to restrain them from carrying out their more daring ideas.

3. The Party of National Security and Law and Order has become a sick joke.

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