Republican lawmakers accuse Zelenskyy of campaigning for Harris

[LAUREN TAYLOR]

THE G-O-P IS CALLING FOR AN INVESTIGATION INTO UKRAINIAN PRESIDENT VOLODYMYR ZELENSKY’S VISIT TO THE UNITED STATES. 

THEY’RE QUESTIONING WHETHER IT WAS MEANT TO HELP VICE PRESIDENT KAMALA HARRIS AHEAD OF THE ELECTION.

ZELENSKY VISITED A SCRANTON, PENNSYLVANIA, AMMUNITION FACTORY SUNDAY TO THANK WORKERS WHO ARE PRODUCING ONE OF THE MOST NEEDED WEAPONS FOR HIS COUNTRY TO FEND OFF RUSSIA. 

IN A LETTER OBTAINED BY “THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER” … A GROUP OF NINE HOUSE REPUBLICANS IS REQUESTING INFORMATION FROM THE JUSTICE AND DEFENSE DEPARTMENTS TO FIND OUT IF ZELENSKY’S FACTORY VISIT WAS “POLITICALLY MOTIVATED” AND PAID FOR BY U-S TAX DOLLARS, WHICH THEY SAY WOULD BE A VIOLATION OF FEDERAL LAW.

HE MADE COMMENTS SUGGESTING THAT IF DONALD TRUMP AND J-D VANCE WERE TO TAKE OFFICE … THAT IT COULD LEAD TO “GLOBAL CONFLICT” … WHICH REPUBLICAN LAWMAKERS CALLED A “STUMP SPEECH” FOR HARRIS.  

THE LETTER ALSO STATES CONCERNS THAT ZELENSKY MAY HAVE FLOWN INTO PENNSYLVANIA ON A U-S MILITARY AIRCRAFT AND MAY HAVE BEEN GIVEN SECRET SERVICE PROTECTION WHILE AT THE AMMUNITION PLANT.

REPUBLICAN REPRESENTATIVE LANCE GOODEN, WHO’S LEADING THE INVESTIGATION REQUEST SAID, “USING AMERICAN TAXPAYER DOLLARS TO FUND WHAT WAS CLEARLY A CAMPAIGN-STYLE EVENT FOR THE DEMOCRATS IS UNACCEPTABLE AND LIKELY ILLEGAL.” 

THE REPUBLICAN LAWMAKERS ALSO WANT AN INVESTIGATION INTO WHETHER THERE WAS ANY COORDINATION BETWEEN ZELENSKY’S VISIT AND OTHER POLITICAL CAMPAIGNS, POINTING OUT THAT SEVERAL DEMOCRATIC OFFICIALS WERE AT ZELENSKY’S EVENT INCLUDING GOVERNOR JOSH SHAPIRO AND SEN. BOB CASEY, WHO IS LOCKED IN A TIGHT RACE IN HIS BID FOR RE-ELECTION. 

THIS ALL COMES FOLLOWING A “NEW YORKER” STORY … WHERE ZELENSKY CALLS VANCE “TOO RADICAL” AND SAID THAT FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP “DOESN’T REALLY KNOW HOW TO STOP THE WAR EVEN IF HE MIGHT THINK HE KNOWS HOW.” 

THIS DIDN’T SIT WELL WITH SOME REPUBLICANS, WHO ARGUE ZELENSKY’S COMMENTS ARE A POLITICAL STUNT. 

SEAN PARNELL, A TRUMP BACKER AND ONE-TIME SENATE CANDIDATE SAID “ZELENSKY IS ALSO ATTACKING J-D VANCE IN THE BIGGEST, MOST IMPORTANT BATTLEGROUND STATE IN THE COUNTRY DURING AN ELECTION YEAR. IF THAT ISN’T FOREIGN ELECTION INTERFERENCE, I DON’T KNOW WHAT IS.” 

ZELENSKY HAS NOT YET COMMENTED ON THE CLAIMS. 

HE IS PLANNING TO MEET WITH PRESIDENT BIDEN AND V-P HARRIS ON THURSDAY TO PRESENT A “VICTORY PLAN” TO DEFEAT RUSSIA. 

HE’S ALSO EXPECTED TO GIVE THE PLAN TO TRUMP, BUT IT’S NOT CLEAR WHEN. 

FOR SAN, I’M LAUREN TAYLOR. 

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