Ukraine’s ambassador to the U.S., Oksana Markarova, organized a tour of an American manufacturing website for Zelenskyy over the weekend in Pennsylvania, a key battleground state forward of November’s election.
Speaker Mike Johnson (Getty Photographs)
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Johnson, R-La., mentioned that tour was led by a “top political surrogate” for the Democratic presidential nominee, Vice President Kamala Harris, and “purposely excluded” Republicans. Johnson known as it clear “election interference.”
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy attends a joint press convention with Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Fee, in Kyiv, Ukraine, Sept. 20, 2024. (Christoph Soeder/Pool Picture through AP)
“As you have said, Ukrainians have tried to avoid being ‘captured by American domestic politics,’ and ‘influencing the choices of the American people’ ahead of the November election,” Johnson wrote. “Clearly, that goal was deserted this week when Ambassador Markarova organized an occasion during which you toured an American manufacturing website.
“The facility was in a politically contested battleground state, was led by a top political surrogate for Kamala Harris, and failed to include a single Republican because – on purpose – no Republicans were invited,” Johnson continued, including the tour was “clearly a partisan campaign event designed to help Democrats and is clearly election interference.”
Johnson mentioned the “shortsighted and intentionally political move has caused Republicans to lose trust in Ambassador Markarova’s ability to fairly and effectively serve as a diplomat in this country.”
“She should be removed from her post immediately,” he wrote.
Speaker of the Home Nancy Pelosi of California, left, shakes arms with Ukrainian Ambassador Oksana Markarova throughout an occasion unveiling a pictures exhibit in regards to the struggle in Ukraine April 28, 2022, on the Capitol in Washington. (AP Picture/Jacquelyn Martin)
Johnson confused that “all foreign nations should avoid opining on or interfering in American domestic politics.”
“Support for ending Russia’s war against Ukraine continues to be bipartisan, but our relationship is unnecessarily tested and needlessly tarnished when the candidates at the top of the Republican presidential ticket are targeted in the media by officials in your government,” Johnson wrote.
“These incidents cannot be repeated.”
Johnson thanked Zelenskyy for his “prompt attention to this matter.”
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“I trust you will take immediate action,” Johnson mentioned.
Zelenskyy over the weekend visited a Pennsylvania ammunition manufacturing facility alongside two Pentagon leaders — the assistant secretary of the Military for acquisition, logistics and expertise and the Pentagon’s prime weapons purchaser.
Zelenskyy additionally met with Pennsylvania Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro, who was mentioned to be on the quick checklist to be thought-about as Harris’ operating mate earlier than she selected Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz.
Zelenskyy lately participated in interviews and was vital of former President Trump and his operating mate JD Vance, calling the Ohio senator “too radical.”
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro on the Celebration of Freedom ceremony throughout Wawa Welcome America July 4, 2023, in Philadelphia. (Gilbert Carrasquillo/GC Photographs)
The Home Oversight Committee is now investigating the Biden-Harris administration’s alleged use of taxpayer-funded sources to fly Zelenskyy to Pennsylvania forward of the November presidential election.
Committee Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., introduced the investigation Wednesday and is looking for information relating to the administration’s alleged “misuse of government resources” to permit Zelenskyy to “interfere in the 2024 presidential election.”
“The Committee seeks to determine whether the Biden-Harris Administration attempted to use a foreign leader to benefit Vice President Harris’ presidential campaign and, if so, necessarily committed an abuse of power,” Comer wrote Wednesday in a letter to the White Home, Justice Division and the Pentagon.
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Comer mentioned his committee is investigating the circumstances that led to “justify” the administration’s transport of Zelenskyy on a Division of the Air Pressure plane to Pennsylvania.
