Louisiana Senator John Kennedy says that if you want to know who is to blame for an emboldened Putin we need look no further than Biden and the ‘wimp fest’ response from the White House. Kennedy said that Biden has allowed the ‘woker darling’ and their soft-handed policies take over and Putin saw his opportunity to strike.
“President Biden’s economic response to the invasion, and military response to the invasion, in my judgment, has been a wimp fest,” Kennedy said.
“Let’s take it first militarily. President Zelensky and the Ukrainian people are holding their own on the ground. They need air cover. Today President Zelensky said, ‘Can you please help me get planes, can you please help me get surface-to-air missiles? I’m not asking for American planes or pilots or troops. Help me with your allies,” he added.
“President Biden’s response is the same as it always is. I’ll get back to you in three to five business days, and he never gets back.” the senator noted.
Kennedy also noted the importance of American oil and gas in the response to Russia’s invasion.
“Unless you’re still living with your parents, you understand that you can’t put Putin on his knees without cutting off his cash flow. And you can’t cut off his cash flow without cutting off his oil and gas,” the senator told Hannity.
“A lot of his allies say we have to buy his oil and gas. Where are we going to get it? Well, the obvious answer is the United States, except for one problem. The woker darlings and the Democratic Party will not allow President Biden to adopt an all of the above energy policy which includes oil and gas, and the president just doesn’t seem to have the courage to stand up to him,” Kennedy added.
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Sen. John Kennedy says that Biden "has gotten it right once in a row" with sanctions against Russia, but that the rest of Biden's response to the invasion of Ukraine "has been a wimp fest." pic.twitter.com/X9FmDInNb1
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On Tuesday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russian forces had captured people fleeing Mariupol after agreeing on a humanitarian corridor.
In Russia, President Vladimir Putin has tightened his grip at home while stoking fears he may turn to more aggressive tactics abroad, with leading Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny sentenced to a further nine years in a maximum-security penal colony on Tuesday.
Erica Carlin is an independent journalist, opinion writer and contributor to several news and opinion sources. She is based in Georgia.
