Trump’s Unnerving “Dictator” Rant Forces GOPers into Wild Contortions
As Trump unleashes a deranged diatribe blaming "dictator" Volodymyr Zelensky for Russia's invasion, writer Brian Beutler explains what GOP evasions over this really mean—and how Democrats can capitalize.

President Donald Trump unleashed a long, angry tirade on Wednesday that falsely blamed Volodymyr Zelensky for Russia’s invasion. Trump pushed many other lies that sounded unsettlingly like Russian propaganda, even calling Zelensky a “dictator.” This forced Republicans into wild,