Russian Caucus Sen. Jerry Moran:"None of the meetings were enjoyable."

[deminks]

https://www.kansascity.com/news/politics-government/article214584130.html

U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran pushed back Monday on the perception that Republican lawmakers were timid during their meetings with Russian officials last week.

Moran, a Kansas Republican, was one of eight lawmakers who spent July Fourth in Moscow as part of a Republican-only trip to Russia, Finland and Norway.

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Moran said it was the first time he'd spent July Fourth outside of Kansas. He said he could not think of a more meaningful way to spend Independence Day than to celebrate with the staff at the U.S. Embassy in Moscow.

Torrey Taussig, a research fellow at the Brookings Institution, said in an email that the congressional visit to Russia “appears to have been unproductive and ineffective.”

She said that the fact the lawmakers were all from one party hurts the credibility of the visit and that the decision of the U.S. lawmakers to not hold any news conferences during the visit to explain the substance of the individual meetings “allowed Russian state media to portray their visit as a sign of American naiveté and overeagerness to develop a better relationship with Russia.”

Taussig said it’s also “unclear whether the (congressional delegation) achieved its stated aim of pushing back on Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. election. It instead gave the impression that the U.S. is willing to negotiate and move beyond differences with Russia at a time when the U.S. should be clear-eyed and united in addressing Russia's efforts to weaken U.S. and transatlantic security.”

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Ok,Jerry, here is the 'celebration' at the US Embassy in Moscow

Link to tweet

U.S. Senators @SenShelby & @SenJohnThune celebrate the 4th of July in #Russia, where the Russian anthem is played at the US Embassy to the delight of RT's editor-in-chief; sit down for interviews w/ Russia's state TV— the Kremlin is certainly enjoying this propaganda jackpot.

[Achilleaze]

1. If these republican toadies really want to be patriotic

they would stop whining, and stand up for decency, honesty, and patriotism against Comrade Dirty Donny* They would defend American integrity, honor and democracy. This whiney shit goes no where.


* aka republican Draft-Dodger-in-Chief

[Docreed2003]

2. Um...Senator "Moran"...sorry the moron jokes are literally writing themselves...

I'm pretty sure most average grade schoolers could find a much more meaningful way of spending the Fourth of July, actually in the US, than propositioning yourself to Russia!

[OnDoutside]

3. OR as enjoyable as the Russian hookers who looked after him that night ....

[Guilded Lilly]

4. Traitor

[dae]

5. The "Russian Caucus" is so appropriate.

[Sanity Claws]

6. Engaging in treason should not be enjoyable

So Moron, was your conscience bothering you? Do you even have a conscience?

[AdamGG]

7. The Republican caucus, lobbying for Putin to interfere in their elections