The Coming GOP Civil War Over Ukraine Funding

How the midterms will shape U.S. support for the war.

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How succinctly can you summarize the Republican identity crisis in the age of Trump?

I can do it in two tweets. One, since deleted:

Two, answering the outcry that ensued:

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    Vlad M.

    I appreciate the help the US is providing Ukraine. In our neck of the woods, Eastern Europe, nobody likes Russian imperialism.

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  2. Deanjens

    I support aid to Ukraine, but the better argument against it is not one of dollars but of weapons, and I think that's the argument the congressmen are making, though throwing in nonsense about the border doesn't help. I do hope we're restocking the arsenals as we're depleting them.

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  3. Sharon R

    Why is Tucker so against Ukraine and pro-Russia? If Republicans in polls are turning against U.S. support of Ukraine, it's probably from watching Fox. But why?

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    Lawrence C Berg

    "Traditional Republican hawks believe in power projection, fear and loathe Russia after decades of Cold War conditioning, and sympathize with moral arguments for foreign intervention. "
    What complete garbage by the author...
    Neoliberal Reaganites do believe in power projection because the world and our nation are safer when we do. The claim that the position is some kind of knee-jerk response that we have been "conditioned" to make is not only insulting, but idiotic.
    Putin's Russia is a threat to their neighbors, including all of Europe, and the world. Putin's Russia allies with Iran and Syria as well as China. It isn't "conditioning" which causes Neoliberal Reaganites to oppose Putin's Russia, it is decency, common sense, and a desire to keep America great and safe.

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    Mike B

    Slightly off topic but I was looking for a place to comment on Elon Musk's "4-Point Peace Plan".
    In my opinion it boils down to one point: Ukraine surrenders.

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    Mike B

    I laughed at the Cyrillic Такер Карлсон! Nice touch.

    I'd love it if some hacker would put Слава Україні in the chyron on Tucker's show.

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    Rjosephpaquette

    Russia can not be allowed to gain from it's illegal and immoral war on Ukraine.

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  8. Ken Motamed

    Excellent analysis, Nick.

    Scoring political wins at the expense of principles is childish and immoral.

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    Will Bates

    And people wonder why a great many Americans worried that Trump was in Putin’s back pocket.

    Would Ukraine still be a country if there still existed a President Trump?

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  10. Pohl

    This was much better than talking about Lizzo and the flute. You are doing some fine opining on the war lately.

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