As Townhall has been covering, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy made headlines this week when he came to Pennsylvania on the taxpayer’s dime and hobnobbed with Democratic politicians. He also claimed that Sen. JD Vance (R-OH), the running mate of former and potentially future President Donald Trump, was “too radical.” There’s been plenty of fallout, from House Republicans investigating the visit, to calls for Zelenskyy to fire the ambassador. Zelenskyy also met with President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris on Thursday, as well as Trump on Friday. How the media has been reacting is telling as well.
Earlier this week, when covering how nine House Republicans led by Rep. Lance Gooden (R-TX) wrote to Michael Horowitz and Robert Storch, the inspectors general of the Justice and Defense departments, respectively, we mentioned coverage from POLITICO.
The piece, “House GOP investigates Zelenskyy’s Pennsylvania visit,” didn’t mention comments that Zelenskyy made about Vance in an interview with The New Yorker until the fifth paragraph, but the opening paragraph still thought it necessary to mention that the nine lawmakers were “clearly irked that the visit seemed to benefit Democrats in a swing state.”
Pennsylvania is indeed a critical swing state, and the election could come down to who wins those 19 electoral votes, as Guy explored.
There’s more to that, though. Gooden and Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), who was the one to call on Zelenskyy to fire Ambassador Oksana Markarova, pointed out that no Republicans were invited on the trip. Gov. Josh Shapiro was there to greet Zelenskyy on Sunday, and he was all to happy to post about the visit on social media. Sen. Bob Casey, Jr. and Rep. Matt Cartwright were there for Zelenskyy’s visit as well. Casey and Cartwright, especially the latter, are facing tough reelection races this November. […]
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