Ukraine War & GOP — Greg Sargent Must Not Read His Own Paper

In the Washington Post, Greg Sargent plays the old hits — and with absolutely impeccable timing. His headline:

Sargent’s argument is that some Republicans are uncomfortable with Congress’s current level of funding for Ukraine, and that, if the GOP takes control of that Congress, those funding levels might be reduced, which would help Vladimir Putin. This argument isn’t especially strong, as Sargent’s many qualifications indicate. “Many Republicans,” he writes, “continue to support funding for Ukraine, so it’s unclear how real McCarthy’s threat would prove even if he were to become speaker.” “A lot of Republicans,” he adds, “genuinely support the Ukrainian cause and want the United States to help Ukraine prevail. But now we might see a genuine power struggle inside the GOP over whether the party will retreat from backing Ukraine.” But that is not why his piece is so funny. His piece is so funny because, by the time it was written, his own newspaper had learned — in a scoop, no less! — that:

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In the Washington Post, Greg Sargent plays the old hits — and with absolutely impeccable timing. His headline:

Sargent’s argument is that some Republicans are uncomfortable with Congress’s current level of funding for Ukraine, and that, if the GOP takes control of that Congress, those funding levels might be reduced, which would help Vladimir Putin. This argument isn’t especially strong, as Sargent’s many qualifications indicate. “Many Republicans,” he writes, “continue to support funding for Ukraine, so it’s unclear how real McCarthy’s threat would prove even if he were to become speaker.” “A lot of Republicans,” he adds, “genuinely support the Ukrainian cause and want the United States to help Ukraine prevail. But now we might see a genuine power struggle inside the GOP over whether the party will retreat from backing Ukraine.” But that is not why his piece is so funny. His piece is so funny because, by the time it was written, his own newspaper had learned — in a scoop, no less! — that: