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"Some people better get fired on Monday for the gross buffoonery we just witnessed over the last four days."
A Republican congressman who serves as a member of the House Armed Services Committee put the Trump administration on notice this weekend over what some outside observers have dubbed "one of the biggest foreign policy scandals in history."
Controversy erupted from the Department of State after a Ukrainian proposal was reported to have been provided by Russian officials. Some administration officials reportedly affirmed that assessment, while others at the State Department rejected the notion, and said Ukrainian officials also played a role in the formulation of the proposed peace plan that saw Ukraine making numerous substantial concessions.
A State Department spokesman, Tommy Pigott, issued the following statement: "This is blatantly false. As Secretary Rubio and the entire Administration has consistently maintained, this plan was authored by the United States, with input from both the Russians and Ukrainians."
Rep. Don Bacon, a prominent Republican who recently issued a grim warning about Trump's legacy, responded to that statement with a warning:
"Some people better get fired on Monday for the gross buffoonery we just witnessed over the last four days."
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Controversy erupted from the Department of State after a Ukrainian proposal was reported to have been provided by Russian officials. Some administration officials reportedly affirmed that assessment, while others at the State Department rejected the notion, and said Ukrainian officials also played a role in the formulation of the proposed peace plan that saw Ukraine making numerous substantial concessions.
A State Department spokesman, Tommy Pigott, issued the following statement: "This is blatantly false. As Secretary Rubio and the entire Administration has consistently maintained, this plan was authored by the United States, with input from both the Russians and Ukrainians."
Rep. Don Bacon, a prominent Republican who recently issued a grim warning about Trump's legacy, responded to that statement with a warning:
"Some people better get fired on Monday for the gross buffoonery we just witnessed over the last four days."
SNIP
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