Trump Criticizes Russia as a "Paper Tiger," Congress Goes Wild, Republicans Immediately Act to Impose Sanctions
According to "Zhende" news, when Trump criticized Russia as a "paper tiger" on September 23 and said Ukraine would win the conflict, the Republican hardliners who had been suppressed by Trump's peace stance went wild. They immediately took action, preparing to introduce a bill to increase aid to Ukraine and tighten sanctions against Russia. In these two days, it seemed that a new momentum was injected into Capitol Hill.
Tom Cotton, a long-time Republican anti-Russia figure, praised Trump in an interview with "Zhende" news. Graham, a Trump ally and hawkish senator, said on social media: "Trump's assessment is completely correct." Now, as long as Russia's energy exports are cut off, their economic situation will immediately deteriorate. It is reported that Graham is preparing to jointly discuss with Democrats a stronger version of the sanctions bill against Russia.
Another Republican, Roger Wicker, stated that Trump's belief that "Ukraine will ultimately win" is highly correct. This is now the crucial moment to increase pressure on Putin to end this meaningless bloodshed conflict.
Several other Republican lawmakers also stated that previously, both parties had proposed a bill imposing secondary tariff sanctions on Russian energy buyers. However, due to Trump's position, the bill became stalled. Now that Trump has changed his position, they will immediately push for a vote in Congress. At the same time, a group of bipartisan legislators are taking advantage of the momentum to formally propose a new legislative proposal, requiring Russia to be designated as a "terrorist country."
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