Unlike Donald Trump and JD Vance, Arizona’s Mark Kelly is not chicken fecal matter to travel or Pro Russian enough to travel to the Ukrainian/Russia war zone and show solidarity with the side that is our ally against Putin’s naked aggression.
During his trip to Ukraine, Kelly made several posts, describing his trip. Among the most noteworthy were:
“Just left Ukraine. What I saw proved to me we can’t give up on the Ukrainian people. Everyone wants this war to end, but any agreement has to protect Ukraine’s security and can’t be a giveaway to Putin. Let me tell you about my trip and why it’s important we stand with Ukraine.”
“This war started with what Putin thought would be a three-day operation to take Kyiv and control of all of Ukraine. Now three years later, that hasn’t happened. American and allied support has been a big reason why, but I saw how cutting it off now risks everything so many Ukrainians have laid down their lives for. And while our support hasn’t been free, we haven’t sent even half of what President Trump says.”
“Hospitals should never be targets in war, but Putin is a war criminal who targets hospitals routinely. I visited one in Kyiv. Injured soldiers told me how they want to get back to the fight. Nurses there shared their stories of the invasion with me through tears. Stories of violence that women and children of Ukraine suffered during the invasion. These nurses told me how they witnessed Russian soldiers raping children in front of their parents and then murdering these children in front of their parents. Horrendous war crimes which can never be forgiven. Donald Trump says he trusts Putin and is trying to make him look like a friend and a good guy. I look forward to seeing Putin rot in prison.”
“The pause of military aid has only made it harder for Ukraine in their fight against Russia. They are running low on certain weapons which have made it most of the way to Ukraine. Stopping the transfer of these weapons only helps the Russians. The Russians will become more confident and try to drive a harder bargain in ceasefire talks. This isn’t rocket science. We should be negotiating from a position of strength.”
“If we abandon our ally Ukraine, we will be viewed by other countries including our other allies as untrustworthy and in the future we shouldn’t expect their help. As significant as that is, what is a bigger deal is the reaction we would see from China. The Chinese watch everything and they want to take Taiwan. If they view our partnerships and our loyalty to our allies as weak they are more likely to try to take Taiwan by force. If that happens, this President or any future President will have to make one of the most consequential decisions in the history of our country. My goal is to avoid that decision. We avoid that by strengthening our alliances, not weakening them.”
“The world will become a very cold and lonely place if we continue this ridiculous “screw you, go it alone” foreign policy. It’s dumb and it won’t age well and puts you and your kids and your grandkids at risk. America is the strongest, richest country in the world. We didn’t get there by being bullies like Putin, we got there by leading from the front and bringing our allies. That’s why I’ll continue to share with everyone who will listen why we must keep supporting Ukraine.”
Please click here to view all of Senator Kelly’s March 9 posts on his trip to Ukraine.
Responding to Kelly’s posts on his social platform, X, Trump Puppet Master and fan of the ‘Sieg Heil’ salute Elon Musk called this decorated naval aviator, astronaut, devoted husband to an attempted assassination victim, and United State Senator “a Traitor.”
Maybe Musk was looking in a mirror and was talking to himself when he made that post. Or Musk, like his toy, Trump, is rooting for war criminal Putin in this war.
Kelly wasted no time responding to Musk on the DOGE leaders platform, stating:
“Traitor?
Elon, if you don’t understand that defending freedom is a basic tenet of what makes America great and keeps us safe, maybe you should leave it to those of us who do.”
In a fundraising letter to his constituents and supporters, Kelly wrote:
“He (Musk) tweeted that in response to my visit to Ukraine and Poland over the weekend. “You are a traitor” for having dinner with American soldiers deployed to Poland. “You are a traitor” for meeting with Ukrainians defending their country from a Russian invasion. “You are a traitor” for visiting with nurses and doctors in hospitals that treat Ukrainian soldiers wounded in combat.
When I joined the Navy, I swore an oath to support and defend the Constitution. I did it again when I was sworn in as Arizona’s United States Senator. I will continue to uphold that oath, and because it matters to our national security, I’m going to stand with Ukraine until they win a peace that protects their sovereignty and safety.
Elon is only looking out for himself. And if he doesn’t understand that defending freedom is a basic tenet of what makes America great and keeps us safe, maybe he should leave it to those of us who do.
I’ll be honest with you, though. If the richest man on earth is lining up against me, it’s going to take a big team to fight back.”
Appearing this evening on MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow show, Kelly said he has lived “that oath (to the Constitution) my entire life…The only oath that I can think maybe Elon has sworn is an oath to his own checking account, to his pocketbook. An oath maybe to ruining the lives of veterans…I think Elon needs to go back to making rockets...He shouldn’t be focused on this slash and burn of the federal government.”
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This is absolutely Bizzaro World. The GOP waves the Red, White and Blue but will not defend Senator Kelly. In fact, where is our local patriot commentator? He will probably throw out a red herring about drag queen bingo while ignoring the tons of makeup (poorly done I might add) on the face of El Douche.
Thank you for this post. Hats off to Senator Kelly! One way we civilians can help Ukraine is to donate to White Stork, which provides first aide kits to Ukrainian soldiers.
Let’s not forget that Senator Kelly bravely stood up to his party’s fringe base and voted for the Laken Reilly Act.
What I’m sure John Government Checks Kavanagh meant to say was that while he himself did not serve and does not agree with Senator Kelly on most issues, as an American, he respects veterans.
And what I’m sure JGCK would have gone on to say was that a South African with dual US-Canadian citizenship who also never served should also respect US veterans or lose his half-citizenship and be deported for supported our enemies.
To continue what JGCK must have forgotten to say was that he wished Private Bone Spurs, aka convicted rapist and felon Don Trump, would also show more respect for the soldiers who served in Vietnam while he suffered from foot owies yet was somehow able to play sports in college.
I’m sure of these things because I actually found John Who Dines on the Taxpayer Dime Kavanagh’s conscience and it told me so.
I found Johny the Blog Troll’s conscience along the side of the 101 right next to his party’s spine, the US Constitution, and all the pages of the Book of Matthew that his party tore out of a bible that they had charged 60 dollars for and was printed in China.
We always knew that patriot and Jesus stuff your party “preyed” on for years was BS, John, so there’s no need for you to feel any shame.
We’ve known for decades that you’re full of shit, thanks for the confirmation.
Well said, Mark Kelly! Thanks for the article!