Well, I think, you know, in the Senate we've seen popular support for Ukraine, but yet we have had a leadership, Republican leadership that's afraid of pissing off Donald Trump. You know, the Blumenthal Graham bill has been around forever that would impose severe sanctions on Russia and has more than 71 or 72 co sponsors already. But you don't see that coming to the floor because Leader Thune is trying to make sure that he doesn't tick off the president. (03:43–03:54)
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