• Cort@lemmy.world
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      Because Trump needs to show people that being on his side means you won’t face consequences, and crossing him will have dire consequences (see: Zelenskyy not being invited to peace talks regarding Ukraine.)

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        Not that I disagree but when did Zelenskyy cross Trump? Pretty sure Ukraine was only left out of those talks because Trump is Putins meat puppet.

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          Years ago when Zelenskyy refused to lie about Hunter Biden.

          Here’s a transcript of the Call

          And here’s the wiki on the scandal

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      Apparently there’s been “a concerted effort to target conservatives around the world” run through USAID. 🤷‍♂️