GOP Sen. Tom Cotton Claims Trump Was Actually Super Tight With Zelensky

Donald Trump “had a strong relationship” with Volodymyr Zelensky when he was in office, the U.S. senator and potential vice-presidential pick Tom Cotton (R-AK) claimed on Sunday, neatly sidestepping the fact of Trump's impeachment for trying to blackmail the Ukrainian president by withholding military support for his fight against Russia.

“President Trump has said that he strongly supports Ukraine's strength and survival,” Cotton told Fox News Sunday.

“He had a strong relationship when he was in office with President Zelensky. President Trump is the one that provided Ukraine the weapons they needed to fend off this Russian invasion that happened in large part because of Joe Biden's weakness.”

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