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RDANGELO

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1. He is in a really tough position.

Reply to NewsCenter28 (Original post)

Tue Dec 3, 2019, 05:09 AM

Dec 2019

His country is in a survival war with Russia, and Trump is still President of the United States. If he pisses off Trump, he can still make him pay for it. He can't admit to his people that he was going to accept a bribe. That is what he was being forced to do to save his own country if the whistle blower hadn't come forward.

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It's truly disgusting that Zelensky is worshipping at the altar of Trump Toad [View all] NewsCenter28 Dec 2019 OP

He is in a really tough position. RDANGELO Dec 2019 #1

Congress and Speaker Pelosi, even Leader McConnell NewsCenter28 Dec 2019 #2

What history does not emphatically contradict your oddly Hortensis Dec 2019 #23

Exactly DeminPennswoods Dec 2019 #7

On what are you basing this? tirebiter Dec 2019 #3

When people acting as representatives ... NanceGreggs Dec 2019 #4

++++++++++++++++++!!! 2naSalit Dec 2019 #15

+1 Hello, we KNOW he's being extorted, and we KNOW that only ONE house of Congress lagomorph777 Dec 2019 #20

This message was self-deleted by its author Kingofalldems Dec 2019 #21

Agree with that last. Zelensky knows Pelosi can't "protect" Hortensis Dec 2019 #25

Agreed mahina Dec 2019 #26

drumpf has horrendously abused the power of his office. democratisphere Dec 2019 #5

I pity the man. Trump is the disgusting one, breaking America's solemn assurances at every turn. Hekate Dec 2019 #6

He's compromised duforsure Dec 2019 #8

"compromised" implies he did something wrong for which Trump can hold over him. hlthe2b Dec 2019 #10

Both trump and putin will do the same things duforsure Dec 2019 #13

Yet you are supporting an OP that claims Zalensky is a "Putin crony"??? hlthe2b Dec 2019 #14

Another damn context free OP that contradicts other context full OPs on DU. Bernardo de La Paz Dec 2019 #9

+1 (an unbelievably uninformed OP accusing Zalensky of being a "Putin crony"????? hlthe2b Dec 2019 #11

Sniff, sniff...I smell... Wounded Bear Dec 2019 #12

+1 2naSalit Dec 2019 #16

Indeed Hekate Dec 2019 #19

trump is still 'president' and can still screw with him. And he will. spanone Dec 2019 #17

he's not and he has a nation to look after Demonaut Dec 2019 #18

Not a good try there. Kingofalldems Dec 2019 #22

LOL tenderfoot Dec 2019 #24

Guess what? atreides1 Dec 2019 #27

I keep expecting Putin to just take the western shore of the Azur Sea SuprstitionAintthWay Dec 2019 #31

Legalize Lonnie Anderson's hair. H2O Man Dec 2019 #28

He has NO CHOICE! dewsgirl Dec 2019 #29

Ukraine will need another $400M in help in Summer 2020, too. SuprstitionAintthWay Dec 2019 #30