{"id":2245014,"date":"2024-05-15T11:26:01","date_gmt":"2024-05-15T15:26:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/secretary-of-state-antony-blinken-mocked-for-performing-bizarre-musical-act-in-ukrainian-bar\/"},"modified":"2024-05-15T11:29:55","modified_gmt":"2024-05-15T15:29:55","slug":"secretary-of-state-antony-blinken-mocked-for-performing-bizarre-musical-act-in-ukrainian-bar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/secretary-of-state-antony-blinken-mocked-for-performing-bizarre-musical-act-in-ukrainian-bar\/","title":{"rendered":"Secretary of State Antony Blinken ridiculed for unconventional performance in Ukrainian bar"},"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%2Fsecretary-of-state-antony-blinken-mocked-for-performing-bizarre-musical-act-in-ukrainian-bar%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=2245014&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>Samuel Short\u2019s commentary on May 15, 2024, criticizes President Joe Biden\u2019s State Department for poor communication on the Ukraine crisis. Secretary of State Antony Blinken&#8217;s controversial performance in a Kyiv bar,\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-low-priest-of-pop\/\" title=\"The Low Priest of Pop\">playing guitar<\/a>, drew both criticism and support.\u2064 The incident \u200csparked debates on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-red-wave-of-conservative-women-elected-to-congress\/\" title=\"The Red Wave of Conservative Women Elected to Congress\">foreign policy<\/a> optics and taxpayer perceptions amidst ongoing \u200cconflicts. Samuel Short&#8217;s commentary on May 15, \u20632024, highlights criticism of President Joe Biden\u2019s State Department for inadequate communication \u200dregarding the Ukraine crisis.\u200d Secretary of State Antony Blinken&#8217;s guitar performance in a Kyiv bar sparked mixed reactions, fueling\u2063 debates on foreign policy \u2064image \u2063and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/poll-majority-of-palestinians-want-hamas-control-over-gaza-strip-when-war-ends\/\" title=\"Survey: Most Palestinians Prefer Hamas Rule in Gaza Post-Conflict\">public opinion amid<\/a> the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-reduces-support-for-s-arabia-in-another-boon-to-iran\/\" title=\"Biden reduces support for S. Arabia in another boon to Iran\">ongoing conflict<\/a>.  <\/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\/sshort\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/sshort\/%20\"><span>Samuel Short<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   May 15, 2024 at 8:15am <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>President Joe Biden\u2019s State Department is doing an extremely poor job of communicating how dire the situation in Ukraine supposedly is.<\/p>\n<p>In a video posted to X on Tuesday, Secretary of State Antony Blinken \u2014 while on a visit to the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv \u2014 can be seen on stage at basement cocktail bar, Barman Dictat, playing Neil Young\u2019s \u201cRockin\u2019 in the Free World.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Blinken was in Kyiv for a public address regarding <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/brookings-institution-boosts-china-initiatives-linked-to-board-member\/\" title=\"Brookings Institution Boosts China Initiatives Linked to Board Member\">long-term support<\/a> for Ukraine in their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/five-us-made-abrams-main-battle-tanks-destroyed-cheap-russian-tactic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">war against Russia<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>After being called on stage by the frontman of the bar\u2019s band, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/05\/14\/us\/politics\/blinken-ukraine-guitar.html?smid=tw-nytimes&#038;smtyp=cur\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The New York Times<\/a> reported, Blinken said to bar-goers that Ukrainian soldiers \u201care fighting not just for a free Ukraine but for the free world \u2014 and the free world is with you, too.\u201d Soon after, the band began to play, with Blinken playing guitar and singing along.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Over a thousand US Troops are abandoned in Niger.<\/p>\n<p>And Blinken rocks out in Ukraine. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZlpmHsAlQc\">pic.twitter.com\/ZlpmHsAlQc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Matt Gaetz (@mattgaetz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mattgaetz\/status\/1790492595392495638?\">May 14, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida posted the video with the caption, \u201cOver a thousand US Troops are abandoned in Niger. And Blinken rock out in Ukraine.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Gaetz wasn\u2019t alone in his criticism. Commentator <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Brick_Suit\/status\/1790495582328652186\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Brick Suit on X<\/a> said of the same clip, \u201cWe gave them $80 billion and he got a gig in a bar.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Secretary of State Anthony Blinken playing guitar in Ukraine while the world burns.<\/p>\n<p>We gave them $80 billion and he got a gig in a bar. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QUuKpe61KO\">pic.twitter.com\/QUuKpe61KO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Brick Suit (@Brick_Suit) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Brick_Suit\/status\/1790495582328652186?\">May 14, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Rep. Eli Crane of Arizona <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepEliCrane\/status\/1790474066618396854\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">chimed in<\/a> asking, \u201cCould <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/biden-impeachment-articles-prepared-tactics-democrats-used-trump-come-back-haunt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Biden\u2019s foreign policy<\/a> be any more embarrassing?\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Could Biden\u2019s foreign policy be any more embarrassing? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/R8gUlb16H6\">https:\/\/t.co\/R8gUlb16H6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rep. Eli Crane (@RepEliCrane) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepEliCrane\/status\/1790474066618396854?\">May 14, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>  Satirist Olga Bazova <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OlgaBazova\/status\/1790463636407713960\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">lamented<\/a>, \u201cThis is just morbid.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I haven\u2019t seen a more cynical thing than Blinken having a good ol\u2019 jolly time in a Kiev bar, while the AFU is getting crushed nearly along the whole front line in a while. This is just morbid. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hfGPZEyiTh\">pic.twitter.com\/hfGPZEyiTh<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Olga Bazova (@OlgaBazova) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OlgaBazova\/status\/1790463636407713960?\">May 14, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Call it what you will, but Blinken\u2019s actions are unquestionably insulting to every American taxpayer who has had this war thrown in their face to the tune of hundreds of billions of dollars.<\/p>\n<p>There are two ways of judging Blinken for this appearance.<\/p>\n<p>From the perspective of the aforementioned <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/biden-calls-record-high-taxes-closing-50-rate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">taxpayer<\/a>, this seems to contradict everything we\u2019ve been hearing about Ukraine\u2019s war with Russia.<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\">\n<p>Should the U.S. send more support to Ukraine?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>To be clear, people must go on with their lives.<\/p>\n<p>Despite a state of war existing, Ukrainians will still go out, play music and drink. They may even be doing more of the latter considering the war.<\/p>\n<p>Yet, Blinken being on stage is not a good look. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-mtg-goes-scorched-earth-mike-johnson-ukraine-announces-try-remove\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ukraine<\/a> is a hard sell to the American people when officials are playing guitar and carrying on at a bar. It reeks of a smug indulgence that says to taxpayers, \u201cThis is where your money is <em>actually <\/em>going.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On the other side, those who view the war as a critical and deadly conflict will also hate this display. For them, soldiers are dying at the front in vast contrast to Blinken living it up at a bar.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.state.gov\/secretary-antony-j-blinken-at-a-music-drop-by\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Blinken recognized the concerns of the war weary<\/a> as he prefaced his performance by saying, \u201cI know this is a really, really difficult time. Your soldiers, your citizens, particularly in the northeast in Kharkiv, are suffering tremendously. But they need to know, you need to know, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-calls-republican-senator-one-worst-senators-united-states-senate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">United States<\/a> is with you, so much of the world is with you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Foreign policy is not just meeting with officials and making agreements with foreign governments.<\/p>\n<p>Every decision from one\u2019s words, gestures, and the most seemingly innocuous appearance impacts relations and the public\u2019s perception of those decisions.<\/p>\n<p>Blinken either totally forgot that or made an honest effort that crashed and burned. Had he been insistent on using his talents to communicate to Ukraine <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/zelenskyy-says-working-washington-tie-future-presidents-hands-forcing-support-ukraine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Biden\u2019s support for their war<\/a>, the audience should largely have been active duty and veterans of that war somewhere other than a bar.<\/p>\n<p>Whatever your position on the war and America\u2019s involvement in it, Blinken has clearly erred.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div>\n<p><b><i>An Important Message from Our Staff:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>We who work here at The Western Journal have fought for years against Big Tech and the elites who want to shut us down and then shut America down. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Make no mistake \u2014 nothing will be the same after November 2024. Will you help us fight? 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Please don\u2019t let the America-hating left win. <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>Stand with us today<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>!<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"after-article-tags\">\n<p>  Tags:<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tag\/antony-blinken\/\" rel=\"tag\">Antony Blinken<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tag\/foreign-aid\/\" rel=\"tag\">Foreign aid<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tag\/foreign-policy\/\" rel=\"tag\">Foreign policy<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" rel=\"tag\">Joe Biden<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tag\/music\/\" rel=\"tag\">Music<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tag\/russia\/\" rel=\"tag\">Russia<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tag\/secretary-of-state\/\" rel=\"tag\">Secretary of state<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tag\/taxes\/\" rel=\"tag\">Taxes<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tag\/ukraine\/\" rel=\"tag\">Ukraine<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tag\/video\/\" rel=\"tag\">Video<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tag\/war\/\" rel=\"tag\">War<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div id=\"author-info-45824\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/sshort\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<div>\n<p><label for=\"more-info-tab-radio-45824\">More<span> Biographical Information<\/span><\/label><label for=\"posts-tab-radio-45824\">Recent<span> Posts<\/span><\/label><label for=\"contact-tab-radio-45824\" 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>  Sam Short is an Instructor of History with Motlow State Community College in Smyrna, Tennessee. He holds a BA in History from Middle Tennessee State University and an MA in History from University College London. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Samuel Short&#8217;s commentary on May 15, 2024, highlights President Joe Biden&#8217;s State Department&#8217;s failure to effectively communicate the severity of the situation in Ukraine. 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