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‘Un-American’: GOP Bristles at Zelensky’s Criticism of Trump, Vance

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This story originally was published by Real Clear Wire

By Philip Wegmann
Real Clear Wire

At the end of the assembly line inside the Scranton Army Ammunition Plant, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky autographed one of the 155-millimeter artillery shells critical to keeping his nation from losing the brutal land war started by Russia nearly three years ago.

The Ukrainian leader, dressed in his trademark olive green, then handed the pen to two politicians in suits for their signatures: Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro and Democratic Sen. Bob Casey. Prominent surrogates for Vice President Kamala Harris, both Democrats smiled and shook hands as videographers captured the moment.

To Republicans, the tour looked an awful lot like a campaign stop in a critical battleground state.

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