Press reports have given currency to flat-out falsehoods about the call. The transcript clearly shows there was no quid pro quo or anything else inappropriate about the conversation between President Trump and President Zelenskyy.
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What the President actually talked about was entirely proper. President Trump asked President Zelenskyy to investigate any connection between Ukraine and attempts to interfere with the 2016 election, something he has publicly discussed in the past.
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It's entirely appropriate for the president to ask a foreign leader to investigate any connection between his country and attempted interference in the 2016 election. (Something that used to be a battlecry for Democrats.)
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The President did not mention Rudy Giuliani or Vice President Biden until after President Zelenskyy had raised Giuliani first.
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The real scandal here is that leaks about a second-hand account of the President’s confidential telephone call with a foreign leader triggered a media frenzy of false accusations against the President and forced the President to release the transcript.
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The country has already been put through over 2 years of investigation by the special counsel into a phony Russian collusion story and 6 months of Congressional investigations into the same issue. Now Democrats want to trigger a new round of investigations into fake allegations.
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This case just shows another example of the “Deep State,” the media, and Democrats in Congress damaging our national security by leaking confidential information in an attempt to seek political gain. It is shameful and unpatriotic.
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If roles were reversed, the story would be about Republicans putting personal vendetta against the needs of the country. Democrats need to accept the fact
@realDonaldTrump won the 2016 election.Show this thread
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