Trump Demands Ukrainian Democracy, Ignores Saudi 'Elections'
According to Fox News, Donald Trump is now pressing Ukrainian President Zelenskyy for new elections, warning that Ukraine might otherwise cease to be a democracy. This concern for democratic procedure from a man who attempted to overturn a US election, and whose administration regularly praised authoritarian regimes, is almost as rich as the irony. One might recall Trump’s public defense of Saudi
Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, a nation not exactly known for its robust democratic elections. Perhaps Trump's sudden interest in Ukrainian electoral reform is less about democracy and more about disrupting the Biden administration’s foreign policy. The timing, amid ongoing aid debates and a global crisis, certainly raises questions about whether this is a genuine concern for
democratic principles or merely another political maneuver, framed for maximum self-interest. How many more 'threats to democracy' will the US ignore when they involve allies, only to deploy them as political cudgels against adversaries or domestic opponents?