Republican lawmakers who went to Russia seeking a thaw in relations received an icy reception from Democrats and Kremlin watchers for spending the Fourth of July in a country that interfered in While most Americans were busy celebrating our nation’s independence, GOP leaders spent July 4 (along with the two days leading up to it) meeting with Russian officials in Moscow. By all accounts, the meeting went well for the Russians. Senator Jerry Moran of Kansas spent the Fourth of July in Moscow this year. He is one of eight Republican lawmakers who participated in the first congressional delegation to Russia “In a normal year, a U.S. Senator lying about where he was on the 4th of July (he was in Moscow) would be a major scandal,” producer Ben Wexler tweeted. “Senator Daines sent out a 4th of July tweet implying he was at the Capitol the same day he was in Russia,” Don Moynihan, a professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, said in a tweet. The problem has less to do with seven congressional Republicans going to Russia for the 4th of July and more to do with what they did while they were there. Freedom,” Sen. Ron Johnson chirruped on Twitter on Independence Day. For the Wisconsin Republican, it meant, specifically, the freedom to spend July 4 in Moscow with seven other Republican Seven senators — John Kennedy (R-LA), Richard Shelby (R-AL), Steve Daines (R-MT), John Hoeven (R-ND), John Thune (R-SD), Jerry Moran (R-KS), and Ron Johnson (R-WI) — and one House member, Kay Granger (R-TX), are all in Moscow over the Fourth of July holiday this week for talks with Russian lawmakers and officials, according to reporting In 2018, Republican Sen. Ron Johnson visited Moscow, Russia with a group of seven other members of Congress on the Fourth of July. During the visit, the group warned Russia to not interfere with the U.S. 2018 midterm elections. If you enjoyed time away from home/work/news last week, maybe you missed reports of the Congressional Delegation that visited Russia over the Independence Day holiday. The visit by seven Senate Republicans and one Republican from the House of Representatives included Wisconsin’s Senior Senator Eight GOP lawmakers spend America's Independence Day in Moscow. Senators Richard Shelby, Steve Daines, John Hoeven, Ron Johnson, John Kennedy, Jerry Moran, John Thune, and Rep. Kay Granger tell U.S. media that their trip is to be tough on Russia in regards to election meddling. The July 4th party reportedly came after a delegation of eight Republican lawmakers held meetings with Russian officials in an effort to “improve our relationship” with Russia – the foreign adversary who interfered in America’s 2016 election and is set to do so again in the midterms. Republican senators didn’t actually spend all of July 4th in Moscow—they split their time between the Russian headquarters and the US sales office. No Democrats were included on this trip. Seven Republican senators and one GOP congresswoman have been in Russia, meeting with Russian officials, since June 30. On Tuesday, they sat down with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Moscow. In 2018, Republican Sen. Ron Johnson visited Moscow, Russia with a group of seven other members of Congress on the Fourth of July. During the visit, the group warned Russia to not interfere with the U.S. 2018 midterm elections. Election interference was the main topic the lawmakers discussed with top Russian officials. The GOP lawmakers, Sen. Richard Shelby (Ala.), Steve Daines (Mont.), John Thune (S.D.), John Kennedy (La.), Jerry Moran (Kan.) and John Hoeven (N.D.), and Rep. Kay Granger (R-Texas), spent July Senator Jerry Moran of Kansas spent the Fourth of July in Moscow this year. He is one of eight Republican lawmakers who participated in the first congressional delegation to Russia since the Second, the US lawmakers spent the Fourth of July in Russia (symbolism of this kind is very important in Russian culture). And third, some of the members of that delegation have been increasingly vocal in their support of Donald Trump upon their return—and especially since the start of the impeachment inquiry. U.S. Sen. John Hoeven, R-N.D., was one of eight Republican lawmakers in Moscow earlier this week and for the Fourth of July. Hoeven and his colleagues met with Russian Foreign Minister In 2018, a group of Republican legislators made a visit to Russia that coincided with the Fourth of July. However, to imply this action was unpatriotic is a misrepresentation of the facts. The group was on a diplomatic mission to warn Russia against meddling in the 2018 midterm election. There's talk going around Resistance circles that when seven U.S. lawmakers, all Republicans, met with top Russian officials in Moscow over the Fourth of July recess, they didn't even bring up
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