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It’s not only that the Republicans were wrong about Ukraine and Russia, but just how breathtakingly wrong they have been in the face of undeniable evidence.
They bought and then sold Kremlin propaganda hook, line, and sinker.
They fought against American and western interests, eschewed the analysis of our military experts and rooted for Ukraine’s downfall.
Meanwhile, President Biden formed an international pro-democracy coalition and never wavered in his support of Ukraine. And for pennies on the dollar, he has weakened one of our greatest foreign adversaries, perhaps beyond repair, without putting at risk the life of a single American.
It’s been an absolutely historic stroke of strategic brilliance.
And while Republicans try to weaponize Kremlin propaganda to attack Biden as a war monger, they neglect the fact that he is overseeing a extraordinary time of peace for the United States. He dared to do what no other president before him was willing to do and brought our troops home from Afghanistan.
Republicans also used Kremlin propaganda to accuse Biden of neglecting our needs at home, while he gave aid to Ukraine. Meanwhile, the GOP voted against Biden’s historic investments in the US. Transformational change is underway with the passage of the CHIPs Act, the Infrastructure Act and the Inflation Reduction Act. Experts are calling this “manufacturing investment supercycle” the envy of the world.
Biden protected our veterans’ healthcare with the PACT Act as Republicans fist-bumped after voting against it.
Biden fought and continues to fight for women’s bodily autonomy, while the GOP celebrates stripping it away one year ago.
And Biden delivered for unions workers, aiding them in negotiations as he kept the supply chain open and the American economy thriving, delivering six times more jobs than the previous three Republican presidents combined.
All this, and Republicans still want to reject reality. They want to use Kremlin-style disinformation techniques and launch politically-motivated investigations into their perceived enemies. They have no interest in helping the American people. They just want to live another day on their cult leader Donald Trump’s good side. They strive to dismantle American democracy and take away the rights and freedoms of everyday Americans.
This contrast in leadership could not be greater. History will judge where you stood at this moment.
We stand with the United States. We stand with democracy. We stand with reality. We stand with the free world.