Update: As if you needed more proof of the disconnect between our politicians and the people, Chuck Schumer has just demanded that President Trump revoke Putin’s invitation to The White House.
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Authored by Jason Ditz via AntiWar.com,
US media coverage suggests hostility toward diplomatic engagement with Russia as a matter of course.
However, a new HarrisX poll suggests that this is not the view of the majority of the American public, with 54% approving of President Trump inviting Russian President Vladimir Putin to the White House for a second summit.
The first summit, held earlier this month in Helsinki, was seemingly successful, despite it being followed by negative media coverage and attacks from lawmakers in both parties. Trump followed this up by inviting Putin for a second summit, this time in the US.
American public support for such a summit doesn’t extend to Congress, however.
On Tuesday, Congressional leadership announced that even if Putin does come to the White House, he will not be invited to address Congress or visit the Capitol building.
House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) says addressing Congress is “something we reserve for allies.” Ryan added he was only okay with Trump and Putin meeting so long as the message is “stop violating our sovereignty.”
Congress focuses heavily on allegations of Russian interference in the 2016 US election, and there is bipartisan consensus, despite a lack of evidence to that effect, that Putin was behind all of it personally.
Protracted vilification of Putin would make a visit to Congress to deliver a speech a difficult matter at any rate. Explicitly saying he isn’t invited to do so, however, is clearly intended to be a blow to diplomacy.
As Eisenhower said in his Presidential fairwell address, “Beware of the Industrial War Complex”. This group of ultra rich keep stroking the fires of war to sell their products. They need an enemy to stroke fear into the average American and world for that matter to do this. Imagine if you will, no enemy, and ask why would we need to buy billions of dollars in war material? We could lower taxes, concentrate on what the real problems are and fix them. Today our youth, in fact our middle aged people know little of peace and a successful like as they feel debt is something that is normal be it national or personal. I just have to shake my head as their views on the world are so controlled and warped by the Industrial War Complex.
FAKE NEWS folks. The majority of Americans now know Putin has something on Trump.
Do you have any specific accusation and do you have any evidence to support it?
Please make some sense. Have you ever heard of the saying: “Keep your enemies closer than your friends” Although The Kremlin Palace is something to see. Putin comes here to see with what Yahoo’s Tromp has to put up with. An absolute outdated Congress.
I would not want Putin to speak to the Congress because they are a disgrace to the United States.