{"id":2226997,"date":"2024-04-22T09:41:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-22T13:41:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-democratic-rep-says-ukraines-border-is-our-border-in-america-last-speech\/"},"modified":"2024-04-22T09:42:43","modified_gmt":"2024-04-22T13:42:43","slug":"watch-democratic-rep-says-ukraines-border-is-our-border-in-america-last-speech","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-democratic-rep-says-ukraines-border-is-our-border-in-america-last-speech\/","title":{"rendered":"Check out: Democratic Representative Asserts Ukraine&#8217;s Border as Ours in Final Address"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwatch-democratic-rep-says-ukraines-border-is-our-border-in-america-last-speech%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2226997&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Democratic Rep. Gerald \u200cConnolly of Virginia\u200c emphasized that the Ukrainian \u200dborder\u2062 is &#8216;our border,&#8217; stressing support for Ukraine. He criticized the allocation of funds for the U.S.-Mexico border wall compared to aid for Ukraine. Connolly\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/coach-of-top-womens-college-basketball-team-says-men-should-play-against-females-if-you-consider-yourself-a-woman\/\" title=\"Coach of a leading women's college basketball team advocates for men to compete against women if they identify as female\">stance sparked \u200ddebate<\/a>, questioning priorities and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/knowles-america-didnt-lose-the-war-in-afghanistan\/\" title=\"KNOWLES: America Didn\u2019t Lose The War In Afghanistan\">national allegiance<\/a>, prompting responses from \u2064fellow \u200blawmakers. The event highlighted\u200b differing views on border \u2064security and foreign aid.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/commentary\/\">  Commentary <\/a>   <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/remmanuel\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/remmanuel\/%20\"><span>Rachel M. Emmanuel<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   April 22, 2024 at 4:03am <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>Just in case anyone was wondering whose interests Democrats in Congress believe they were elected to represent, Democratic Rep. Gerald Connolly of Virginia made sure no one was left with any doubt.<\/p>\n<p>While making an argument for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/biden-backs-speaker-mike-johnsons-ukraine-aid-plan-puts-americans-last\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">funding of Ukraine aid<\/a> on the House floor on Saturday, the congressman made this shocking statement:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSome say, \u2018Well, we have to deal with our border first.\u2019 The Ukrainian-Russian border is our border.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s the border between depraved autocracy and freedom-loving people seeking our democratic way of life!\u201d Connolly declared. \u201cDo we have a stake in that outcome? Yes. Undeniably, yes.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The America Last Uniparty in a nutshell:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSome say, well, we have to deal with our border first. The Ukrainian Russian border is OUR border!\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Y6QUZ5CxVf\">pic.twitter.com\/Y6QUZ5CxVf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rep. Andrew Clyde (@Rep_Clyde) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Rep_Clyde\/status\/1781713868990853579?\">April 20, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Rewind to 2017 when then-President Trump requested a relatively modest $1.6 billion for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-faces-backlash-after-crushing-border-wall-developments\/\" title=\"Biden faces backlash after crushing border wall developments\">border wall funding<\/a> between the U.S. and Mexico, as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2017\/07\/27\/politics\/spending-bill-vote-border-wall-money\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CNN<\/a> reported at the time.<\/p>\n<p>Connolly, who is now in his <a href=\"https:\/\/connolly.house.gov\/biography\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">eighth-term<\/a> representing Virginia\u2019s 11th Congressional District, just outside the nation\u2019s capital, vehemently opposed the proposal at the time, calling it an \u201cill-conceived\u201d idea.<\/p>\n<p>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/connolly.house.gov\/news\/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=1112\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">statement<\/a> on Aug. 25, 2017, the Virginia Democrat wrote, \u201cThe President promised that Mexico was going to pay for his wall. That was a lie. Now, he is willing to threaten another Republican shutdown that will hurt millions of Americans who rely on the federal government for everything from social security [sic] and veterans benefits to Medicare and Medicaid claims. It is cruel politics at its worst.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\">\n<p>Should the United States stop sending aid to Ukraine?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Apparently, Connolly felt it was unfair to use taxpayer money to pay for a wall to protect our own borders to the tune of $1.6 billion, but is now perfectly happy to protect Ukraine\u2019s borders to the tune of $61 billion \u2014 the amount of the Ukraine-aid package the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/house-passes-61-billion-foreign-aid-package-ukraine-speaker-johnson-forces-bill-floor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">House passed on Saturday.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>And that\u2019s on top of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cfr.org\/article\/how-much-aid-has-us-sent-ukraine-here-are-six-charts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">$75 billion <\/a>we have already sent the country <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/policy\/international\/596722-10-things-to-know-about-ukraine\/#:~:text=Ukraine%20is%20slightly%20smaller%20than%20Texas%2C%20coming%20in%20at%20233%2C031,size%20of%20the%20United%20Kingdom.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">smaller than<\/a> the state of Texas.<\/p>\n<p>In response to Connolly\u2019s comment, conservative Republican Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/republicans-nancy-pelosi-fined-take-case-way-supreme-court\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ralph Norman<\/a> of South Carolina wrote, \u201cThis has got to be a joke!!! This is offensive to all Americans.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">This has got to be a joke!!! This is offensive to all Americans.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rep. Ralph Norman (@RepRalphNorman) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepRalphNorman\/status\/1781716537302270005?\">April 20, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Connolly may have said the quiet part out loud, but the behavior of House Democrats when the bill was passed \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-rep-anna-paulina-luna-scolds-dems-waving-ukrainian-flags-vote-put-damn-flags-away\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">waving the flag<\/a> of a foreign country on the House floor \u2014 showed that he is not alone in the way he thinks.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Our border is being invaded by 8+ million illegal aliens<\/p>\n<p>Fentanyl is killing tens of thousands of Americans<\/p>\n<p>We have record inflation, unaffordable housing, rising violent crime, and grocery bills that cost double<\/p>\n<p>And what does Congress do?<\/p>\n<p>Wave Ukrainian flags <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EZWmVqM6L3\">pic.twitter.com\/EZWmVqM6L3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 DC_Draino (@DC_Draino) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DC_Draino\/status\/1781764154493153306?\">April 20, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>For Democrats to obstruct every attempt to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/official-50-texas-counties-declare-border-invasion-due-bidens-policies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">secure our own border<\/a> while fighting to protect the borders of another nation takes a breathtaking kind of brazenness.<\/p>\n<p>But for those same Democrats to cheer and wave the flag of a foreign nation after giving away billions of taxpayer dollars entrusted to them takes their shamelessness to another level.<\/p>\n<p>If you believe the Ukrainian border is your border, then you are not American \u2014 you are Ukrainian.<\/p>\n<p>Democrats need to decide which country their allegiance lies with.<\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, the flags they were waving in the House have already given us the answer.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div>\n<p><b><i>A Note from Our Deputy Managing Editor:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>I heard a chilling comment the other day: \u201cWe don\u2019t even know if an election will be held in 2024.\u201d <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>That wasn\u2019t said by a conspiracy theorist or a doomsday prophet. No, former U.S. national security advisor Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn said that to the founder of The Western Journal, Floyd Brown.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Gen. Flynn\u2019s warning means that the 2024 election is the most important election for every single living American. If we lose this one to the wealthy elites who hate us, hate God, and hate what America stands for, we can only assume that 248 years of American history and the values we hold dear to our hearts may soon vanish.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The end game is here, and as Benjamin Franklin said, \u201cWe must all hang together, or assuredly we shall all hang separately.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>All of this means that <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/subscribe\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>without you<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>, it\u2019s over. 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Will you <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/subscribe\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>join us<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  in the fight? <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Sincerely,<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Josh Manning<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Deputy Managing Editor<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The Western Journal<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"author-info-45763\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/remmanuel\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<div>\n<p><label for=\"summary-tab-radio-45763\">Summary<\/label><label for=\"more-info-tab-radio-45763\">More<span> Biographical Information<\/span><\/label><label for=\"posts-tab-radio-45763\">Recent<span> Posts<\/span><\/label><label for=\"contact-tab-radio-45763\" onclick=\"if( typeof grecaptcha=='undefined' ) { let cap_s=document.createElement( 'script' ); cap_s.src='https:\/\/www.google.com\/recaptcha\/api.js?render=6LeJFcsUAAAAAPsIEqvB1EebWbZfqRUe6ebMpGy7'; document.body.appendChild( cap_s ); }\">Contact<\/label><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Rachel Emmanuel has served as the director of content on a Republican congressional campaign and writes content for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-rep-anna-paulina-luna-scolds-dems-waving-ukrainian-flags-after-vote-put-those-damn-flags-away\/\" title=\"Video: Rep. Anna Paulina Luna Criticizes Democrats Waving Ukrainian Flags - 'Remove Those Flags!\">popular conservative book franchise<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>  Rachel M. Emmanuel has served as the Director of Content on a Republican Congressional campaign and writes for a popular Conservative book franchise. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a bold statement, Democratic Rep. Gerald Connolly of Virginia clarified whose interests Democrats in Congress represent. During a speech advocating for Ukraine aid funding, he left no room for uncertainty about their priorities. Rachel M. 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