No doubt now where Trump stands; not with America
By Sid Schwab / Herald Columnist
From my never-ending reach for common ground comes a fact so incontrovertible that we’ll all agree: Under President Trump, America has sided with Russia and others of our adversaries.
Supporting facts: The Oval Office encounter with Volodymyr Zelensky, in which both Trump and Vice President J.D. Vance attacked him aggressively and angrily. (That the ambush was pre-planned seems obvious; admittedly, that invites disagreement.) Also: the U.N. resolution that Russia was the aggressor when it invaded Ukraine. In voting “no,” America joined Russia, China, Hungary and 15 other retro nations. Despite U.S. opposition, the resolution passed overwhelmingly. Such is the respect for the U.S. that Trump has engendered.
Those events occurred; on that much we agree. We can also agree, because it’s true, that Russia was delighted with the Trump-Vance vituperation of the man leading a country bravely defending itself, under relentless, deadly siege (Politico: tinyurl.com/russialoves). Reflecting the exhausting disconnect that now characterizes American politics, some see those events as disturbing, depressing, embarrassing and indicative of the end of America standing for good in the world; for democracy, for morality, for generosity. They recall that, in getting Ukraine to relinquish its prodigious arsenal of nuclear weapons several years ago, America agreed to protect it thenceforth. They dislike seeing their country renege on such a critical commitment.
Others see it as peachy.
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