Ukraine Proxy Warriors Have Second Thoughts about WWIII

After Ukraine attacked Russia this week, Trump officials are worried they may have made a huge mistake

In March 2023, Ret. Gen. Keith Kellogg told Congress that it's the "acme of professionalism" to use Ukraine to fight Russia because that "takes a strategic adversary off the table" without "using any US troops."

He’s now Trump’s special envoy to Russia and Ukraine. And he’s changing his tune:

“Risk levels are going way up,” he said this week after Ukraine carried out drone strikes on four Russian airfields. “When you attack the Russian nuclear triad, the risk level goes up.”

And he’s right: according to President Trump, Putin said on a phone call this week that “he will have to respond to the recent attack on the airfields.” This new risk, on top of the hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians killed so far, is making hawkish proxy warriors regret their provocation.

This week’s Thursday Throwdown showcases hypocrisy, lies, and regrets all across the media spectrum: Republicans are now admitting that the “Big, Beautiful Bill” that “wouldn’t touch Medicaid” will, in fact, cut Medicaid. Jonathan Greenblatt of the ADL (short for Apartheid Defense League) said the quiet part out loud, insisting that social media companies should remove anyone who doesn’t support Israel. An embarrassing Fox News guest thinks he’s funny when singing a song about how he doesn’t like children’s educator Ms. Rachel. And former Biden Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre is the latest to jump ship from the Democratic Party, announcing she is now an Independent.

Everything’s terrible and everything’s ridiculous. Watch with Katie and Aaron so you can laugh instead of cry at it all.

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