Louisiana Sen John Kennedy ripped into the Biden administration, last week, calling their response to Russians invasion on Ukraine a ‘wimp fest’ and taking him to taste over his weak leadership that led to an emboldened Putin.
“President Biden’s economic response to the invasion, and military response to the invasion, in my judgment, has been a wimp fest,” Kennedy said.
“Let’s take it first militarily. President Zelensky and the Ukrainian people are holding their own on the ground. They need air cover. Today President Zelensky said, ‘Can you please help me get planes, can you please help me get surface-to-air missiles? I’m not asking for American planes or pilots or troops. Help me with your allies,” he added.
“President Biden’s response is the same as it always is. I’ll get back to you in three to five business days, and he never gets back.” the senator noted.
Kennedy also noted the importance of American oil and gas in the response to Russia’s invasion.
“Unless you’re still living with your parents, you understand that you can’t put Putin on his knees without cutting off his cash flow. And you can’t cut off his cash flow without cutting off his oil and gas,” the senator told Hannity.
“A lot of his allies say we have to buy his oil and gas. Where are we going to get it? Well, the obvious answer is the United States, except for one problem. The woker darlings and the Democratic Party will not allow President Biden to adopt an all of the above energy policy which includes oil and gas, and the president just doesn’t seem to have the courage to stand up to him,” Kennedy added.
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Sen. John Kennedy says that Biden "has gotten it right once in a row" with sanctions against Russia, but that the rest of Biden's response to the invasion of Ukraine "has been a wimp fest." pic.twitter.com/X9FmDInNb1
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Ukraine’s population has already been declining for years, dropping from over 50 million in the 1990s to 43 million in 2022.
Now, 10 million more Ukrainians – or roughly 25% – have either been displaced inside their country or have fled as refugees to other countries as Russian forces continue their besiegement of residential communities.
Hundreds of thousands have recently fled the port city of Mariupol, where Russian forces have been accused of bombing civilian shelters. The Russian military promised safety Sunday to the remaining Ukrainians in Mariupol if they flee the city via humanitarian corridors, but Ukrainian authorities quickly rejected the offer.
What’s Biden’s current plan? will host a call Monday with French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson to brainstorm on what can be done.