Putin’s ecstatic response to DeSantis’ Ukraine comments shows just how chaotic the GOP’s foreign policy has become – and how much worse it could get. (via MaddowBlog)
to the Floridian’s written response, and found that DeSantis’ position gets even more problematic the closer one looks.
Before considering the domestic implications, it’s worth pausing to appreciate an international audience. Writing for Puck News, Julia Ioffe[Julia Davis, who founded Russian Media Monitor] noted that Kremlin state media has been elated at DeSantis’s statement on Ukraine. “It sent them into ecstasy,” Davis told me. “They call him No. 2, because Trump is still No. 1.
But while Moscow might’ve been delighted with the Florida governor’s rhetoric, many of DeSantis’ partisan brethren were far less pleased. NBC NewsRepublican senators broke with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday over his remarks that defending Ukraine against Russian aggression wasn’t a “vital” U.S. interest. “I completely disagree with his comments,” said Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., the ranking member of the Armed Services Committee.
Among those speaking out was a fellow Florida Republican, Sen. Marco Rubio, who rejected DeSantis’ position entirely. “I don’t know what he’s trying to do or what the goal is,” the senator said. “Obviously, he doesn’t deal with foreign policy every day as governor.” That’s true, though DeSantis did serve on the House Foreign Affairs Committee for six years, so suggesting that he’s clueless about foreign policy doesn’t entirely work. (Indeed, when DeSantis was in Congress, he
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