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Senators Rubio, Daines share photos of Zelensky during call despite being asked not to

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Republican Senators Marco Rubio and Steve Daines are coming under intense criticism on Saturday after they shared photos of a video call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky while it was still in progress despite being asked not to do so.

Democratic Rep. Dean Phillips of Minnesota lambasted Daines and Rubio in a tweet for their “appalling and reckless ignorance” after posting screenshots of a Saturday Zoom call between Zelensky and several lawmakers while the meeting was ongoing.

During the discussion, the Ukrainian president requested additional military aid from the US, amongst other things.

Democrat Rep Jason Crow also criticized the senators. “The lack of discipline in Congress is truly astounding,” Crow wrote. “If an embattled wartime leader asks you to keep quiet about a meeting, you better keep quiet about the meeting. I’m not saying a damn thing. Lives are at stake.”

In separate statements, representatives for Rubio and Daines defended the senators’ decision to share the photos, calling those who make an issue out of their tweets “partisan.”

“There were over 160 members of Congress on a widely reported Zoom call. There was no identifying information of any kind,” said a spokesperson for Rubio.

A spokesperson for Daines said his tweet, which was posted about 23 minutes after the meeting started, was “shared well into the call … before it was requested not to” and contained “no identifying information.” The spokesperson added, “We should be focusing on what’s important here and that’s supporting Ukraine.”

ARTICLE: PAUL MURDOCH 

MANAGING EDITOR: CARSON CHOATE

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Paul, 37, is from Scotland in the UK, but currently lives and works in Bangkok. Paul has worked in different industries such as telemarketing, retail, hospitality, farming, insurance, and teaching, where he works now. He teaches at an all-girls High School in Bangkok. “It’s a lot of work, but I love my job.” Paul has an active interest in politics. His reason for writing for FBA is to offer people the facts and allow them to make up their own minds. Whilst he believes opinion columns have their place, it is also important that people can have accurate news with no bias.

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