"It's Been Abysmal": Republican Voters Are Fed Up With Donald Trump's Handling Of This One Very Concerning Issue

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01-05-2025

President Donald Trump vowed to end the war in Ukraine on his first day in office ― but Republican voters featured in a new ad campaign say he's turned his back on the nation.
'It's been abysmal,' a GOP voter from New Jersey named Howard said in the new compilation video from Republicans for Ukraine.
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A Pennsylvania Republican named Ruth referenced the White House meeting where Trump and Vice President JD Vance publicly berated Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. 'They bullied him so badly,' she said.
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The campaign includes voters who've supported Trump in the past, even some who have voted for him three times, the organization said. With their voices, the organization is hoping to build public pressure on U.S. leaders to support Ukraine.
The voters warned that Russian President Vladimir Putin won't stop with Ukraine if he has his way ― and that allowing him to take the nation could embolden China to invade Taiwan.
Republicans for Ukraine is part of Defending Democracy Together, a conservative advocacy organization that has frequently campaigned against Trump and his MAGA backers in Congress.
Sarah Longwell, executive director of Republicans for Ukraine, said in a news release that Republican leaders used to have no problem recognizing Putin as a 'murderous dictator.'
'Now, Donald Trump is making up the fiction that Ukraine started the war, it's Zelensky who is the dictator, and America should wash its hands of its global leadership role,' she said. 'But there are still Republicans and conservatives out there who understand that standing with our international allies is the right thing to do, and according to recent polling by NYT/Siena, a majority of Americans agree.'
The organization released a YouTube playlist featuring 60 GOP voters urging Trump to back Ukraine, some of the 180 testimonials they've collected over the past two years.
The group has also released a scorecard grading each Republican in Congress based on how they've voted on issues related to the war in Ukraine.This article originally appeared on HuffPost.
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