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"WHAT’S GOING ON WITH PENNSYLVANIA?"

“What’s Going On With Pennsylvania?”- Trump Releases Statement On PA Senate Race




The results of the GOP primary for the Pennsylvania senate are still not known.
A recent report outlined that the results might not be known until June 8th – the election took place on May 17th.


Epoch Times reported:

One of America’s most closely followed primaries might not be determined until as late as June 8.
Three days after the Pennsylvania GOP U.S. Senate primary election on May 17, ballots continue to be tallied. As of midday May 20, celebrity surgeon Dr. Mehmet Oz held a slim lead over former hedge fund executive and Gulf War combat veteran David McCormick.
According to Decision Desk HQ, at 5 p.m. EST on May 20, Oz had 418,470 votes (31.16 percent) followed by McCormick at 417,391 (31.08 percent). The difference is 1,079 votes out of 1,343,163 ballots counted.

Trump responded on Truth Social with a blistering statement:

“So, what’s going on with Pennsylvania? Five days now, and watched over by incompetent Democrat Gubernatorial Candidate Josh Shapiro. The entire Nation of France was done during the evening of the ONE DAY Presidential Election. USED PAPER BALLOTS, no discrepancies. ARE WE A THIRD WORLD NATION??? Are we becoming Venezuela (YES!).”

“What’s Going On With Pennsylvania?”- Trump Releases Statement On PA Senate Race (protrumpnews.com)

McConnell Says Biden Agrees With Him On How To Handle ‘Isolationist’ Republicans

May 22, 2022 2,073

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Senate Minority Leader and Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell has never been a big fan of former President Donald Trump, but now it appears he is not a fan of his supporters either.
The senator said, after his trip to Ukraine, that he is motivated to squash a “pretty small group” of isolationist members of Congress and Senate who are “somewhat encouraged by the former president,” The Washington Examiner reported.
In an interview on Thursday, he said he planned to “push back … against the isolationist sentiment in my own party.”
“And [Biden] agreed that that makes sense,” the senator revealed, showing that he and President Joe Biden are working together in his plan to squash Republican dissent.
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“I want to reinforce with the Europeans after some loose talk during the Trump years about whether NATO is important, that at least at the moment, the most important Republican we currently have in Congress has a different point of view,” the senator said.
“This is not a major schism. It’s a small isolationist group, somewhat encouraged by the former president. But it’s not widely held among Republicans in Congress, and I don’t think among the public in general,” he said.
A package that gave another $40 billion in aid to Ukraine passed the Senate by a vote of 86-11, with some in the Republican Party questioning where the oversight of the funds was and others questioning why the United States was spending so much more than Europe.
“Spending $40 billion on Ukraine aid – more than three times what all of Europe has spent combined – is not in America’s interests. It neglects priorities at home (the border), allows Europe to freeload, short changes critical interests abroad and comes w/ no meaningful oversight,” Missouri Republican Sen. Josh Hawley said.
“That’s not isolationism. That’s nationalism. It’s about prioritizing American security and American interests,” he said.



Josh Hawley
@HawleyMO
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May 16, 2022

Spending $40 billion on Ukraine aid - more than three times what all of Europe has spent combined - is not in America’s interests. It neglects priorities at home (the border), allows Europe to freeload, short changes critical interests abroad and comes w/ no meaningful oversight



Josh Hawley
@HawleyMO

That’s not isolationism. That’s nationalism. It’s about prioritizing American security and American interests

6:09 PM · May 16, 2022

“If Congress really believed giving Ukraine $40B was in our national interest, they could easily pay for it by taxing every income taxpayer $500. My guess is they choose to borrow the $ bc Americans might just decide they need the $500 more to pay for gas,” Republican Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul said.



Rand Paul
@RandPaul

If Congress really believed giving Ukraine $40B was in our national interest, they could easily pay for it by taxing every income taxpayer $500. My guess is they choose to borrow the $ bc Americans might just decide they need the $500 more to pay for gas.



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Hey Congress, American taxpayer dollars are 'not yours to give' - Liberty Tree
Hey Congress, American taxpayer dollars are ‘not yours to give’ The following is a Senate floor speech by Sen. Rand Paul regarding the House-passed $40 billion Ukraine spending package, delivered May...

10:04 AM · May 19, 2022


“My oath of office is to the U.S. Constitution, not to any foreign nation. Congress is trying yet again to ram through a spending bill – one that I doubt anyone has actually read – and there’s no oversight included into how the money is being spent,” Sen Paul said on Twitter.


Rand Paul
@RandPaul

My oath of office is to the U.S. Constitution, not to any foreign nation. Congress is trying yet again to ram through a spending bill – one that I doubt anyone has actually read – and there’s no oversight included into how the money is being spent.

8:43 PM · May 12, 2022

“All I requested is an amendment to be included in the final bill that allows for the Inspector General to oversee how funds are spent. Anyone who is opposed to this is irresponsible,” he said.



Rand Paul
@RandPaul
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May 12, 2022

My oath of office is to the U.S. Constitution, not to any foreign nation. Congress is trying yet again to ram through a spending bill – one that I doubt anyone has actually read – and there’s no oversight included into how the money is being spent.



Rand Paul
@RandPaul

All I requested is an amendment to be included in the final bill that allows for the Inspector General to oversee how funds are spent. Anyone who is opposed to this is irresponsible.

8:43 PM · May 12, 2022


“While I sympathize with the people of Ukraine, and commend their fight against Putin, we cannot continue to spend money we don’t have. Passing this bill brings the total we’ve sent to Ukraine to nearly $54 billion over the course of two months,” the senator said.




Rand Paul
@RandPaul
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May 12, 2022

Replying to @RandPaulAll I requested is an amendment to be included in the final bill that allows for the Inspector General to oversee how funds are spent. Anyone who is opposed to this is irresponsible.



Rand Paul
@RandPaul

While I sympathize with the people of Ukraine, and commend their fight against Putin, we cannot continue to spend money we don’t have. Passing this bill brings the total we’ve sent to Ukraine to nearly $54 billion over the course of two months.

8:43 PM · May 12, 2022

“It’s threatening our own national security, and it’s frankly a slap in the face to millions of taxpayers who are struggling to buy gas, groceries, and find baby formula,” he said.



Rand Paul
@RandPaul
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May 12, 2022

Replying to @RandPaulWhile I sympathize with the people of Ukraine, and commend their fight against Putin, we cannot continue to spend money we don’t have. Passing this bill brings the total we’ve sent to Ukraine to nearly $54 billion over the course of two months.



Rand Paul
@RandPaul

It’s threatening our own national security, and it’s frankly a slap in the face to millions of taxpayers who are struggling to buy gas, groceries, and find baby formula.

8:43 PM · May 12, 2022

Last week Sen. McConnell led a delegation of fellow GOP senators to Ukraine.
The senators arrived in secret to the embattled nation on Saturday to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv, CNN reported.
He was joined by fellow Republican Sens. Susan Collins of Maine, John Barrasso of Wyoming and John Cornyn of Texas.
The Ukrainian president said on Instagram that the visit “is a strong signal of bipartisan support for Ukraine from the United States Congress and the American people.”

“Thank you for your leadership in helping us in our struggle not only for our country, but also for democratic values and freedoms. We really appreciate it,” he said.



Christopher Miller
@ChristopherJM

President Zelensky welcomed US delegation to Kyiv led by Sen Mitch McConnell today. Zelensky said it’s “a strong signal of bipartisan support for Ukraine.”“Thank you for your leadership in helping us fight not only for our country, but also for democratic values ​​and freedoms.”

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8:22 AM · May 14, 2022


McConnell Says Biden Agrees With Him On How To Handle 'Isolationist' Republicans (conservativebrief.com)

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“ARE WE A THIRD WORLD NATION??? Are We Becoming Venezuela? (YES!)” – President Trump on Pennsylvania Primaries