Conservative commentator Mollie Hemingway of The Federalist made a great point about Trump’s oil deal with Russia during a recent appearance on FOX News.
Hemingway noted that this is a deal that will help the American people, so it’s still America First policy. Trump is still putting the American people first.
She also points out that despite the left’s rhetoric, we are not currently at war with Russia, and that we make deals with adversaries such as China all the time.
Transcript via Real Clear Politics:
MOLLIE HEMINGWAY: Well, the legislation mentioned does include a provision that the president can work within the restrictions of the sanctions. But I think what President Trump is trying to do here is put the American people first and let them have an interest in this ongoing, lengthy war between Russia and Ukraine. People in America are suffering. Farmers in Nebraska, Kansas, and Iowa who are dealing with very high diesel prices. Just normal Americans who are struggling to fill up their tanks at the pump. And diesel is something that Russia has a lot of.
Contrary to what some of those people seem to be suggesting, we’re not actually at war with Russia. We’re not at war with China. We do make arrangements with both of these countries, adversarial though they may be.
And Americans are very happy to help Ukraine, but not when it’s hurting American interests as much as this is currently. We’ve given hundreds of billions of dollars. We provide the technology, weapons, intelligence, and we’re happy to do that in their efforts. But again, this war, which has been going on for a long time and seems to not be near resolution unless the parties admit the reality of what’s going on, is hurting Americans in a way and President Trump seems to be caring about it more than those voices in D.C. who tend to support lengthy wars.
Watch the video below:
Federalist Editor-in-Chief Mollie Hemingway: The Russian diesel deal signals Trump is focused more on Americans than D.C. war enthusiasts.
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Democrats continually complain about the prices of gas and oil but don’t want to actually do anything about it.
They see it as an election advantage.
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