Trump talks about Ukraine at CPAC

 Washington Examiner:

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Trump’s first reference to Ukraine in his CPAC speech was when he brought up Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff in relation to the phone call with Zelensky, adding that the Ukrainian president, who has taken up arms to defend his country from Russia, is “a very brave man.”

And he defended his relationship with Putin. “I was with Putin a lot. I spent a lot of time with him. I got along with him,” Trump said. “It's a good thing to get along with people, not a bad thing. You can be very tough and get along.”

The invasion, Trump argued, was the result of the election being “rigged” in 2020.

“This horrific disaster would have never happened if the election was not rigged and I was president,” Trump said. “Under Bush, Russia invaded Georgia. Under Obama, Russia took Crimea. Under Biden, Russia invaded Ukraine. I stand as the only president of the 21st century on whose watch Russia did not invade another country.”

But while he condemned the invasion and Biden’s response, he also turned a tougher focus to domestic policy. Biden’s immigration policies, he said, have made the United States “a dumping ground for criminals.”

“The Biden administration has spent months obsessing over how to stop an invasion of a foreign country thousands of miles away,” Trump said. “I believe Americans deserve a president who will stop the invasion of our country, also.”

“You can't defend Western civilization if you would not be able to defend your own civilization, and that means we need borders that work,” Trump said.

Trump is right about Zelensky.  I suspect that Trump's definition of Putin being "smart" does not suggest the Ukraine invasion was smart, but that Putin is clever the way he takes advantage of people like Biden.

I also think that the Biden energy policy facilitated the Russian war against Ukraine.  Biden drove up the price of oil and greatly enriched Russia and Putin.  He funded the war effort of Russia.  Biden's war against climate change has been a disaster not only for US consumers but throughout the world and places like Ukraine. 

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