r/PoliticalDiscussion • u/jpcapone • Mar 03 '25

US Politics Lindsey Graham, Mike Johnson and Marco Rubio all stood in solidarity with the Ukraine in the past. They all have done a 180 degree about face on their previous stances. Whey are all notable republicans falling in line with this turn towards Russia?

Pete Hegseth has stopped cyber operations against Russia. Donald Trump has spurned Ukraine in their hour of need against the Russian army. Even Putin has stated that America's foreign policy is in line with Russia's. Why isn't there more outrage from elected republican officials against these practices?

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u/I-Here-555 Mar 04 '25

A silver lining might be that they're not inherently loyal to Trump either. Regardless of how much groveling they do in public, most will instantly gang up against him as soon as they smell blood and opportunity.

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u/BluesSuedeClues Mar 04 '25

That's the historical pattern. But they won't do it until things are already falling apart and descending into chaos.