Sen. Whitehouse Calls Pres. Trump and VP Vance ‘Agents of Putin and Russia,’ Compares Them to Hitler

RUSH TRANSCRIPT All right ░░░░░░░░ s discuss these comments ░░░░░░░░ more now with democratic ░░░░░░░░ Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode ░░░░░░░░ He is also a ░░░░░░░░ of the Senate Judiciary ░░░░░░░░ Senator thank you so ░░░░░░░░ for being here What ░░░░░░░░ your reaction to what ░░░░░░░░ just heard from the ░░░░░░░░ president saying that the ░░░░░░░░ of this aid to ░░░░░░░░ is to send an ░░░░░░░░ message and we should ░░░░░░░░ you voted in favor ░░░░░░░░ sending that aid to ░░░░░░░░ Previously Well What it ░░░░░░░░ like is extortion By ░░░░░░░░ of Ukraine for Russia ░░░░░░░░ of the pressure in ░░░░░░░░ so called negotiation is ░░░░░░░░ the Ukrainian side And ░░░░░░░░ see the vice president ░░░░░░░░ the president acting very ░░░░░░░░ as agents of Putin ░░░░░░░░ Russia in these so ░░░░░░░░ negotiations Imagine if Franklin ░░░░░░░░ Roosevelt had told Winston ░░░░░░░░ we re cutting off ░░░░░░░░ lease You have to ░░░░░░░░ with Hitler and be ░░░░░░░░ to give up some ░░░░░░░░ your territory and put ░░░░░░░░ pressure on Hitler That ░░░░░░░░ a pretty good analogy ░░░░░░░░ where we are And ░░░░░░░░ s why I think ░░░░░░░░ are so concerned Those ░░░░░░░░ some strong words to ░░░░░░░░ that that this president ░░░░░░░░ his officials are agents ░░░░░░░░ Putin and Russia Do ░░░░░░░░ believe that at this ░░░░░░░░ the United States is ░░░░░░░░ firmly aligned with Russia ░░░░░░░░ came out just yesterday ░░░░░░░░ said it s looking ░░░░░░░░ way Russia has said ░░░░░░░░ itself using exactly those ░░░░░░░░ so I don t ░░░░░░░░ to use them Let ░░░░░░░░ use them They did ░░░░░░░░ The administration has said ░░░░░░░░ is all part of ░░░░░░░░ negotiating technique that this ░░░░░░░░ what it needs to ░░░░░░░░ to get Putin to ░░░░░░░░ table that what was ░░░░░░░░ under the Biden Administration ░░░░░░░░ tough words against Putin ░░░░░░░░ t working This is ░░░░░░░░ new tactic Do you ░░░░░░░░ it potentially could be ░░░░░░░░ to get Putin to ░░░░░░░░ table You don t ░░░░░░░░ a thug and a ░░░░░░░░ like Putin to the ░░░░░░░░ by giving him everything ░░░░░░░░ he wants and trying ░░░░░░░░ crush the freedom fighters ░░░░░░░░ Ukraine under Putin s ░░░░░░░░ I just don t ░░░░░░░░ how this ends anyplace ░░░░░░░░ the notion that the ░░░░░░░░ are going to stop ░░░░░░░░ while they re still ░░░░░░░░ occupation of their territory ░░░░░░░░ you imagine if Americans ░░░░░░░░ occupied by Russia if ░░░░░░░░ d taken over our ░░░░░░░░ states Do you think ░░░░░░░░ would stop fighting because ░░░░░░░░ foreign president wanted a ░░░░░░░░ deal Of course we ░░░░░░░░ t and the Ukrainians ░░░░░░░░ going to fight on ░░░░░░░░ best they can with ░░░░░░░░ weapons they have Why ░░░░░░░░ every American care about ░░░░░░░░ right now Well same ░░░░░░░░ every American should have ░░░░░░░░ when Germany went into ░░░░░░░░ back in the 1930s ░░░░░░░░ 40s This is the ░░░░░░░░ of freedom The Ukrainians ░░░░░░░░ defending all of us ░░░░░░░░ their lives And all ░░░░░░░░ have to do is ░░░░░░░░ munitions to them And ░░░░░░░░ we re stabbing them ░░░░░░░░ the back undercutting them ░░░░░░░░ for whatever this strange ░░░░░░░░ is between Trump and ░░░░░░░░ Those are some very ░░░░░░░░ words Senator whitehouse we ░░░░░░░░ have to wait and ░░░░░░░░ how this plays out ░░░░░░░░ want to ask