Alik Kasman, founder of the Peace Through Strength Institute and a volunteer, explained that Republicans lost the congressional elections because of Trump, but Ukraine also suffered a defeat, as there will now be constant vetoes, Politeka reports.
He spoke about this on the 7 Steps channel.
According to the guest on the program, Republicans lost Texas, Kansas, South Carolina, Iowa, Ohio, North Carolina and Maine in these midterm congressional elections. Losing Texas, he emphasizes, means that Republicans will not win the presidential election either, and their chances could be written off altogether.
"Republicans already lost in the primaries when they chose Trump as their candidate instead of Nikki Haley or Ron DeSantis. There were much better candidates, but unfortunately, Trump managed to convince his voters that the 2020 election had been stolen from him and that he therefore deserved a chance at revenge. Americans have a strong sense of justice. Unfortunately, they were lied to, and this is where we are now," explains Alik Kasman.
However, he stresses that Ukraine also lost a great deal in these elections, as many Republican senators who genuinely supported Ukraine will not return to the newly elected Congress. That, he says, makes this a defeat for Ukraine as well.
"Ukraine also lost. It's difficult for me to say at this point what will happen to Blumenthal's bill (Editor's note: the bill on aid to Ukraine). Trump will block any Democratic initiatives in Congress. He could simply veto them because he does not want to work with Democrats.
Alternatively, Democrats could insert some of their own demands into the bill, such as funding for illegal immigrants or certain transgender programs. Trump, who is already not particularly supportive of Ukraine, will look at the entire package and say no. There will be a veto.
For this bill to pass, it needs a two-thirds majority in both chambers of Congress. Only then can a presidential veto be overridden," Alik Kasman argues.
