Trump is withholding vital military aid to Ukraine to help Russia and blackmail them into investigating Joe Biden.
The Trump administration is slow-walking $250 million in military assistance to Ukraine, annoying lawmakers and advocates who argue the funding is critical to keeping Russia at bay.
President Donald Trump asked his national security team to review the funding program, known as the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative, in order to ensure the money is being used in the best interest of the United States, a senior administration official told POLITICO on Wednesday.
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House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff tweeted:
Trump is withholding vital military aid to Ukraine, while his personal lawyer seeks help from the Ukraine government to investigate his political opponent.
It doesn’t take a stable genius to see the magnitude of this conflict.
Or how destructive it is to our national security. https://t.co/X4yhTS2q1Z
— Adam Schiff (@RepAdamSchiff) August 29, 2019
It appears that Trump is to put the squeeze on Ukraine while at the same time serving his Russian masters.
Trump is not subtle.
He used the same tactic of withholding aid to Central American countries when he wanted them to do what he wanted on immigration.
Trump is trying to blackmail Ukraine into creating something that he can use against Biden in the 2020 election. Trump has already been illegally using the State Department in an effort to dig up dirt on the former vice president.
Trump will cheat in every way possible to win. He is more than willing to blackmail other countries because he can’t win a fair election.
Jason is the managing editor. He is also a White House Press Pool and a Congressional correspondent for PoliticusUSA. Jason has a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science. His graduate work focused on public policy, with a specialization in social reform movements.
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