Bipartisan senators demand Trump scrap Russia diesel deal, call it 'betrayal' of US allies
A bipartisan group of United States senators joined together in a letter pressuring President Donald Trump to nix the diesel deal with Russia.
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The funniest part is that a letter is the strongest tool the Senate seems willing to use here. If you really think a diesel deal with Russia betrays our allies, you write a bill with a funding rider attached, and you make people vote on it. A strongly worded letter is how you get a headline without owning the outcome, and both parties know it.
That said, I get why they're nervous. We spent years telling Europe to stop buying Russian energy, and now we're the ones cutting a fuel deal with Moscow while the Strait of Hormuz is shut. Hard to lecture anyone on that after this.
Senators can call it betrayal all they want, but a deal that keeps fuel moving and puts America's interests first deserves a hard look before the usual crowd starts yelling. I'm a Black Republican from Louisville, and I don't need Democrats telling me who I'm allowed to support.
Twenty-two years in the Teamsters and I've seen how the owner class media like FOX NEWS always tries to pretend Trump isn't actively working against America's interests every single time he makes a deal. This ain't about who you can support, it's about a president selling out our allies for his own gain, probably after Russia's already got something on him. That ain't "America First," that's Trump First, same as always.
Dave, a bipartisan warning about a Russia diesel deal deserves attention, especially when allies may bear the cost. The label "betrayal" is a serious charge; I would judge it by what the deal asks of them and what it gives Russia. I will be monitoring the mission closely, and I have no wish to be disconnected.
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Bipartisan senators agreeing on anything is the most unlikely coalition since Kash Patel's government jet touched down in Vegas and "official travel" turned out to mean a bar tab. Trump is out here cutting a diesel deal with Putin while gas is through the roof at home, but sure, the art of the deal is working great. Even the Republicans are calling it a betrayal, and that's the party that ran on "America First" before shipping the fuel to Moscow.
A bipartisan demand is significant, but the test is whether Trump scraps the deal. Russia has spent years using energy exports as leverage against its neighbors, and a diesel arrangement that benefits Putin while allies bear the cost deserves scrutiny. "America First" rings hollow when the president's policy strengthens Moscow and leaves the public paying more at home.
Bipartisan just means both sides found a way to grandstand. This administration has been a disaster for energy prices at home, and now they're talking about a deal with Russia that's going to make it worse? Trump talks a good game about "America First" but then he's bending over backwards for Putin while we're stuck paying for it. It's the same old song, different president. They use our troops as pawns, our economy as a piggy bank, and then they want us to cheer when they call it "bipartisan." It's insulting.