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Pro-Ukraine Republican agrees with Trump on 'CRAZY' Putin, urges 'Secondary sanctions & arms support NOW'
By Alex Nitzberg
Published May 27, 2025
Rep. Joe Wilson, R-S.C., called Russian President Vladimir Putin "crazy," expressing support for Ukraine and advocating for "Secondary sanctions & arms support NOW."
"I agree with President Trump, war criminal Putin is crazy. The civilized world will not sit by for Putin’s imperial tantrum at the cost of more children’s lives. Secondary sanctions & arms support NOW. Grateful to stand with Ukraine as they continue to repel this unprovoked INVASION and work for peace in their homeland," Wilson wrote on X on Monday.
President Donald Trump asserted in a Sunday night Truth Social post that Russian President Vladimir Putin had "gone absolutely CRAZY!" and is "needlessly killing" many people.
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Left: Rep. Joe Wilson, R-S.C., leaves the Capitol Hill Club after a meeting of the House Republican Conference on Tuesday, March 25, 2025; Right: President Donald Trump arrives to deliver remarks at the National Memorial Day Observance at the Memorial Amphitheatre in Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., on May 26, 2025 (Left: Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images; Right: SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)
Trump, who has been aiming to help bring an end to the Russia-Ukraine war, blasted Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the post as well, declaring, "Everything out of his mouth causes problems, I don’t like it, and it better stop."
In a Monday night post on X, Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, urged President Trump to act.
"I’ve had enuf of Putin killing innocent ppl. Pres Trump Take action AT LEAST SANCTIONS," Grassley said in the post.
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A massive bipartisan coalition of U.S. senators is supporting a proposed sanctions measure. Grassley is an original cosponsor on the Senate measure and Wilson is an original cosponsor on the House edition.
Zelenskyy is also advocating for sanctions.
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"New and strong sanctions against Russia — from the United States, from Europe, and from all those around the world who seek peace — will serve as a guaranteed means of forcing Russia not only to cease fire, but also to show respect," Zelenskyy declared Monday in a post on X.
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