Stephanie Ruhle, during an MSNBC segment about the current war in Ukraine said it was “far-right narration” that the United States wasn’t doing any help to Ukraine. She claimed this as though there were a lot of “far right” people who believe nothing is being done.
People have fallen for the narrative — which is that the United States does not do enough to help Ukraine – that they are falling for. This is false Ruhle stated this when she began the segment. Then, she listed the various weapons and military supplies that the Biden administration provides Ukraine to help them fight the Russian invasion.
She frantically questioned Eugene Daniels, Politico Playbook editor “Isn’t the White House strategically doing a lot already?” Daniels replied, “no absolutely.” Apparently, he forgot that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has repeatedly urged the Biden administration to place sanctions on Russian President Vladimir Putin BeforeHe also invaded Ukraine. His persistent request for military-grade fighter aircrafts was not met by the Biden government.
Daniels insisted that enough had been done despite all of this “Working together to form a group of countries all over the globe. Also, try[ing] to figure out what sanctions would work to working with our allies building and keeping this coalition together.”
Ruhle then jumped back in and claimed “it is also a far-right narrative that keeps getting pushed that the U.S isn’t doing anything. And those same Republican lawmakers that are pushing President Biden to do more quicker are the same people who didn’t want Trump to do anything.”
This is of course a strawman argument, nobody is claiming the United States isn’t doing anything to help Ukraine. There are however many people, including bipartisan majorities in Congress who don’t believe the Biden administration is doing enough to provide support to that country.
Apparently finished trashing conservatives, Ruhle switched gears and gushed over the “extraordinary coordination” by the Biden administration. Turning to her other guest former Ambassador William Taylor, she asked “can you speak about how President Biden — has he done a good job uniting our allies around the world? From my little seat, it seems extraordinary, the coordination.”
Predictably, Taylor claimed “the coordination has been extraordinary, Stephanie. One of General McCaffrey’s colleagues, General Doug Luke who knows something about surges in the military, he has observed that this has been a diplomatic surge. He’s never seen such a diplomatic activity intense, consistent, high-level, time after time, President Biden, Blinken, Sullivan, Austin, all the way down — this has been an amazing surge, an amazing accomplishment.”
Ruhle then wrapped up the segment and went to a commercial break.
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MSNBC’s 11th Hour
3/16/2022
11:11:53 p.m. EasternSTEPHANIE RUHLE: Eugene, I want to start with you. There’s been a narrative that people are falling for including in the media — that the United States is not doing much in terms of helping Ukraine. That is not true. For facts’ sake, please take a look at this list. 800 stinger anti-aircraft systems, 9,000 anti-armor systems, that includes 2000 javelins, 7000 rifles, machine guns, shotguns, grenade launchers, 100 drones. And 20 million rounds of ammunition. And I have not even mentioned the massive sanctions that are crippling their economy so much Putin had to acknowledge it in his address today. Isn’t the White House strategically doing a lot already?
EUGENE DANIELS: No absolutely. And that’s not to mention what happened way before the invasion even started. Right? Working to build a coalition of countries around the world to do the exact same thing. ToYou can try to figure out what sanctions would work to working with our allies building and keeping this coalition together, as it’s become more dangerous as it’s become scarier for countries to give whatever they can to Ukraine. And the stuff you outlined today, just, now is the additional things, this country has given a lot of help to Ukraine over the last few months and year, as they’ve been dealing with what’s going on with Russia. That aspect, according to me, has been lost because many people see horrible, horrifying images of children, pregnant women, and people being attacked. These people clearly are not part of either the military or the army. So it is understandable that many people ask what they can do to help. And not acknowledging all that’s been done.
This is something the administration recognizes. They know people will come to America and tell them they need to do more. They continue to do so. Which is why you see the President going over to Europe next week to make sure that everyone knows that he is still and this country is still doing all they can to make clear that what’s happening in Ukraine is not going to stand and America’s going to continue to get resources as we move forward.
RUHLE – The current situation in Ukraine is terrible. We should also remind the audience that this is a far-right narrative which keeps telling Americans that America isn’t doing any of these things. The same Republican legislators who are pushing President Biden for more speed are also the people who don’t want Trump doing anything.
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RUHLE The coordination seems incredible from my tiny seat.
WILLIAM TAYLOR: Stephanie, the coordination was extraordinary. General Doug Luke is General McCaffrey’s colleague and knows a lot about military surges. He has noticed that there has been an extraordinary diplomatic surge. He’s never seen such a diplomatic activity intense, consistent, high-level, time after time, President Biden, Blinken, Sullivan, Austin, all the way down — this has been an amazing surge, an amazing accomplishment. I was a NATO officer in a period when there were only 16 member nations. Now there are thirty. It is difficult to keep them all together. Then there are the Japanese, the South Koreans, and Australians. This has been a major effort, and it’s a big success.
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