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It is not unusual to ask what in the world this administration is doing on any given day. Let’s look at Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s trip to Ukraine this week.
The unannounced trip to Kyiv by Blinken was described as one to bolster spirits in Ukraine as Russia gains ground. He reassured them that Ukrainians are not alone and that billions of American dollars in military aid are on the way.
Two things received attention in the media and on social media – Blinken was torched for using a knife and fork while eating pizza, and he played guitar while singing a Neil Young song in a bar.
Let’s take the guitar playing and singing first. Did he understand how the video of that indulgence would land back home? Was he doing a modern-day version of fiddling as Rome burned? Good Lord. Ukraine is at war, a war for survival against the brutal Russian dictator, Vladimir Putin, yet here is the U.S. secretary of state enjoying an evening out in a war zone, looking as though he didn’t have a care in the world.
Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, plays guitar at a bar in Kyiv, in a war zone, after meeting with, delivering, and promising more aid to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
Do you think he has better things to do in a war zone?#oan #blinken #guitar #ukraine #kyiv #war… pic.twitter.com/GiYtpqV962— One America News (@OANN) May 14, 2024
It’s not a bad performance, that’s not the point. The point is that it was wildly inappropriate behavior coming from the secretary of state, especially now.
