It’s time for the America First crowd to rally behind Ukraine or shut the hell the up.
Former President Donald Trump led the mob, first praising Vladimir Putin’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine as “genius” and then calling into Fox News to link lies of a stolen election to Russia’s attack.
“It all happened because of a rigged election,” Trump told Fox News host Laura Ingraham, who’s obviously always willing to let Trump and his America First crowd spew any lies at any time.
It’s too late for Trump to redeem himself. He has already chosen Putin, Russia’s evil dictator using his military might to destroy Ukraine and eventually bring the democratic western hemisphere to his knees.
But is it too much to expect the rest of the America First crowd to rally behind the United States’ support of Ukraine?
Will these people, the same ones who defend the U.S. Capitol insurrection as “legitimate political discourse,” keep praising Putin?
Ukraine is under a full-scale attack from Russia. America can’t and won’t stand idly by while Putin’s armed forces fire artillery rockets at Ukraine, sending men, women and children scrambling to find shelter.
It may be too early to grasp the ramifications of this attack on a worldwide scale. But the United States of America is absolutely and resolutely standing with Ukraine.
The America First crowd must do the same or shut the hell up.
Elvia Díaz is an editorial columnist for The Republic and azcentral. Reach her at 602-444-8606 or elvia.diaz@arizonarepublic.com. Follow her on Twitter, @elviadiaz1.
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This article originally appeared on Arizona Republic: Trump chose Putin over Ukraine. What about the rest of his crowd?
