Trump urges Senate to postpone vote on Russia sanctions bill, Senator says (kyivindependent.com)
from MicroWave@lemmy.world to world@lemmy.world on 05 Jun 11:13
https://lemmy.world/post/30851063

Donald Trump has asked the Senate to delay voting on a bipartisan Russia sanctions bill, Republican Senator Roger Wicker said on June 4.

“I know that he (Trump) asked the leader (Senate Majority Leader John Thune) not to bring the bill to a vote this week,” Wicker said during a meeting of the Defense Writers Group in Washington.

The bill, introduced on April 1 by Senators Lindsey Graham ® and Richard Blumenthal (D), seeks to impose a 500% tariff on imports from countries that continue purchasing Russian oil and raw materials.

Its aim is to tighten economic pressure on Russia and discourage third-party nations from enabling the Kremlin’s energy exports.

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tinned_tomatoes@feddit.uk on 05 Jun 11:23 next collapse

What a shock.

PoopSpiderman@lemmy.world on 05 Jun 11:33 next collapse

TACO?

einkorn@feddit.org on 05 Jun 12:16 next collapse

I think I missed it somewhere: What’s TACO?

swab148@lemmy.dbzer0.com on 05 Jun 12:17 collapse

Trump Always Chickens Out

WanderingThoughts@europe.pub on 05 Jun 15:33 collapse

So there is now Taco Don. Karoline Leavitt, formerly BS Barbie is now called Taco Belle, and the tariffs are henceforth knows as Taco Tax. People are having fun with this.

clutchmarkthree@lemm.ee on 05 Jun 12:28 collapse

Krasnov received new instructions from his handlers

Wazowski@lemmy.world on 05 Jun 11:36 next collapse

I’d be interested in a referendum on whether trump should kill himself.

nkat2112@sh.itjust.works on 05 Jun 11:53 next collapse

The article quotes TACO Felon:

“If I think I’m close to getting a deal, I don’t want to screw it up by doing that,” he said on May 28, but added he is prepared to act if Moscow stalls further.

If he thinks he’s close to a deal - the king dealmaker suggests.

As if (1) he knows how to make deals, (2) he has any sway over his master.

atzanteol@sh.itjust.works on 05 Jun 12:35 collapse

Say what one will about Putin, he plays Trump like a goddamn fiddle.

fluxion@lemmy.world on 05 Jun 12:30 next collapse

Fucking Russian puppet

Hobbes_Dent@lemmy.world on 05 Jun 13:35 collapse

I know, I know, but the American people accept this and allow it.

atmorous@lemmy.world on 05 Jun 15:03 collapse

No they do not. A lot happening behind the scenes, and in the open to fight back

All of it just isn’t covered enough

Hobbes_Dent@lemmy.world on 05 Jun 15:30 collapse

I find the argument that Americans are fighting back harder than is apparent unbelievable.

Numbers in the streets of hundreds and thousands aren’t cloaking a factor of ten more yet openly visible elsewhere in the world for smaller matters.

There are no hidden tanks at the capitol.

There are no midweek or daily protests hiding amongst the monthly callouts on weekends nor do arguments about having to work to survive mask the apathy.

There is a juvenile psychopath on the streets with guns threatening the whole neighbourhood while America - the collective parent and sibling of them - are in the house claiming they are doing their part.

America has been a generations long rabid promoter of the actions it itself is not doing.

MyOpinion@lemmy.today on 05 Jun 13:02 next collapse

Little Putin’s puppet standing up for Russia.

DerArzt@lemmy.world on 05 Jun 13:48 next collapse

Taco Don: I want to use tariffs to hurt enemies of the USA

USA legislature: makes a bill to hurt Russian Interests

Taco Don: No Not like that!

dinren@discuss.online on 05 Jun 13:52 next collapse

It’s Tacoski Don

OutlierBlue@lemmy.ca on 05 Jun 15:48 collapse

He means his enemies, not of the US. Common mistake.

QuoVadisHomines@sh.itjust.works on 05 Jun 14:11 next collapse

But the Russian ties are a hoax, right?

altphoto@lemmy.today on 05 Jun 14:46 collapse

The April fool’s bill apparently.