The House Freedom Caucus warned Tuesday they will move to censure any Democrats who disrupt or protest Trump's speech tonight. "We expect the Sergeant at Arms and Capitol Police to take appropriate action against any Members of Congress or other persons violating House rule," the caucus said in an X post.
"President Trump and his administration continue to embarrass America on the world stage," House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries said in a statement. "Today’s White House meeting with the President of Ukraine was appalling and will only serve to further embolden Vladimir Putin, a brutal dictator."
Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (D-Toledo), the Co-Chair and Co-Founder of the Congressional Ukraine Caucus, is calling President Trump’s actions in his Oval Office meeting with President Zelenskyy “shameful.
The move comes just days after a disastrous Oval Office meeting in which Trump and Vice President JD Vance tore into Zelenskyy for what they perceived as insufficient gratitude for the more than $180 billion U.S. has appropriated for military aid and other assistance to Kyiv since the start of Russia’s invasion on Feb. 24, 2022.
European allies rallied around Ukraine and Zelenskyy after the Ukrainian leader's contentious White House meeting with President Trump and Vice President Vance.
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Monday directed a “pause” to U.S. assistance to Ukraine after a disastrous Oval Office meeting ... you’re a freedom fighter. You need to keep ...