Joe Scarborough Torches Trump For Painting Ukrainian Leader As ‘The Bad Guy’ And Putin As ‘A Victim’: ‘He Blames America!’
Morning Joe host Joe Scarborough unleashed on former President Donald Trump for painting Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as “the bad guy” and Russia’s President Vladimir Putin as “a victim” — accusing the Republicans of ultimately blaming America for the war between the two nations.
During a rally on Monday night in Pennsylvania, Trump repeated his claim that Ukraine was “the apple of [Putin’s] eye” but that if he were in the White House, the Russian president would never have invaded. Trump continued to frame Zelenskyy as the “greatest salesman in history” and lamented the “$60 billion” of military aid sent to him by the U.S. Trump also said that Zelenskyy wanted the Democrats to win the election while arguing that only he had the ability to bring the war to a close.
Scarborough then slammed Trump for his position, slighting those who would excuse voting for him by arguing that they don’t know where Vice President Kamala Harris stands on policy.
Here is where Donald Trump stands on policy. For people who say, we know where he stands, so we’re going to vote for him: Zelenskyy, for Donald Trump, is the bad guy. Putin, a victim.
Vladimir Putin invades Ukraine. Who does Donald Trump say is at fault? The United States of America. He blames the city brightly shining on the hill for all the world to see. The city that has pushed back Russian aggression, now, since 1945. The country that has liberated much of eastern Europe and is now trying to help liberate Ukraine. But Donald Trump blames America. He doesn’t blame Vladimir Putin. He never has. So for all these people that want to vote for him, are desperately seeking permission structure to vote for him, you will be voting for a man who says America is at blame for Vladimir Putin invading Ukraine. We made him do it.
In a further shot at Trump, Scarborough compared him to podcast historian Darryl Cooper who sparked outrage over a recent interview with MAGA commentator Tucker Carlson in which he appeared to whitewash the actions of Nazi German dictator Adolf Hitler in carrying out the Holocaust.
By the way, [Trump] sounds a lot like a certain historian who has been in the news lately and promoted, who said of World War II, Hitler wasn’t the villain. [British wartime Prime Minister Winston] Churchill was the bad guy. Hitler and the Holocaust, well, this person says, it was just poor logistics.
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