Did McTurtle visit Zelenskyy in person so that

[intrepidity]

he could pretend that he had to go in person to learn the *real* facts himself--implying that whatever info the Biden administration had was inherently untrustworthy?

Or, was it so he could claim "he did his own research" before deciding?

Either way, what a jerk he is.

[mucifer]

1. To "prove" he doesn't have ties to Putin IMO

[GoCubsGo]

6. Yep. It was a "pretend to show I care" stunt.

Can't have Speaker Pelosi and the Dems showing them up, especially when the overwhelming majority of the country supports our aid to Ukraine.

[LiberalFighter]

2. Probably trying to plant a cell phone with Zelenskyy

So Putin can track him.

[albacore]

3. I'm sure somebody posted this on DU somewhere, but...

[Walleye]

4. Republicans are big on empty gestures. Real solutions not so much

[Scrivener7]

5. Zelensyy must be getting a little tired of these dog and pony shows.

[tavernier]

7. No, I think he very much appreciates

a show of REAL support.

[nakocal]

8. The visit was a pure photo op

so they can fool the fucking stupid people who vote republican that McConnell and the rest of the traitors in the republican party are not on the wrong side of history. McConnell and the rest of his ilk know that the people that vote for him do NOT look at voting records or pay attention to what the republicans actually do. They just look at photos, memes, and listen to sound bites.

[global1]

12. Agreed - It Was A Photo Op....

when he's interviewed about his trip - he'll double talk his way into letting us know what the real intentions about this trip were.

My guess is that they have internal polling that they were losing support by not supporting Ukraine. Paul - helped that along with his antics this last week.

I think the Repugs are starting to realize that Nov ain't gonna be easy for them and they are looking to do things to make themselves look better to the American People.

[sprinkleeninow]

9. toitle will make up some opposite crap

[AntiFascist]

10. Spying for Putin n/t

[Midnight Writer]

11. "We can help your country, President Zelenskyy, but first I need you to do me a favor."

"I need a photo op in the war zone, a public handshake, a statement from you thanking me, and then maybe I can help your country from being invaded by a murdering tyrant."

Actually, Rand Paul's blatant assholery may have helped move this along, as it exposed and embarrassed the Republicans.