Tell us more about President Donald Trump being a Putin puppet or something:
The Pentagon has announced it will provide $200 million in security assistance to Ukraine. https://t.co/XvAblnoMxm
— Axios (@axios) July 20, 2018
The money is considered “non-lethal” aid but will be used for “additional training, equipment and advisory efforts”:
#BREAKING Just in: The Department of Defense announced today that they will provide $200 million to Ukraine in security cooperation funds for additional training, equipment and advisory efforts to build the defensive capacity of Ukraine’s forces.
— James LaPorta (@JimLaPorta) July 20, 2018
When will Dems and the media accept that Trump’s actions are different than what Trump says?
The Pentagon just provided $200 MILLION worth of security assistance to Ukraine. It’s the latest example of the Trump administration’s tough actions against Russia. https://t.co/8ebWKzywi9
— Ronna McDaniel (@GOPChairwoman) July 20, 2018
And here’s Secretary of Defense James Mattis:
Mattis: "Russia should suffer consequences for its aggressive, destabilizing behavior and its illegal occupation of Ukraine," U.S. defense secretary says in statement
— Lucas Tomlinson (@LucasFoxNews) July 20, 2018
In other news, the National Security Council “shot down” that proposal for a referendum in Crimea to determine if it’s part of Russia or Ukraine:
Breaking: US National Security Council has shot down Putin’s proposal for a referendum to be held to decide the fate of war-torn eastern Ukraine, saying it would not be legitimate because the area is not under control of the Ukranian government, source tells me and via @Reuters
— Christopher Miller (@ChristopherJM) July 20, 2018
Statement here:
White House now says it "is not considering supporting a referendum in eastern Ukraine," despite Putin offer. Statement from NSC spokesman Garrett Marquis: pic.twitter.com/fMyz100KRJ
— Jeremy Diamond (@JDiamond1) July 20, 2018
Yes, actions do speak louder than words but Trump won’t get credit for it:
That proverbial tree that falls in the woods will get more notice from the mainstream media than this news.
Question: Do actions speak louder than words? https://t.co/SlV2pxtftB— Charles V Payne (@cvpayne) July 20, 2018
From the president himself:
I got severely criticized by the Fake News Media for being too nice to President Putin. In the Old Days they would call it Diplomacy. If I was loud & vicious, I would have been criticized for being too tough. Remember when they said I was too tough with Chairman Kim? Hypocrites!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 20, 2018
***
Related:
You NEW here?! Sean Spicier SUPER-TRIGGERS Lefties with tweets on Comey, Deep State, and of course RUSSIA https://t.co/GGpEB3Vo0L
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) July 19, 2018
Gen. Michael Hayden hits DEFCON 3 on the OMG-o-meter with Trump's latest on Russia https://t.co/SretqVKTai
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) July 18, 2018
OOPS: Russia walks back claim that Bill Browder donated $400M to Hillary Clinton's campaign https://t.co/J2Gp0ZwLCX
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) July 18, 2018
Join the conversation as a VIP Member