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Rep. William Timmons to Newsmax: Biden's Ukraine Visit 'Reckless'

By    |   Monday, 20 February 2023 04:17 PM EST

Rep. William Timmons, R-S.C., told Newsmax on Monday he was shocked to learn that President Joe Biden visited an active war zone in Ukraine before a scheduled visit to Poland.

"I think it was reckless," Timmons told "American Agenda." "There are missiles and artillery strikes going on a daily basis in Ukraine. To go to Kyiv, he's trying to send a message that we're strong, but the world knows we're weak.

"Our actions showed that when we pulled out of Afghanistan in the manner that we did, the way that we are not feared by our enemies, our allies don't trust us. So, this was a distraction."

Timmons said Biden should be taking more interest into more important matters in the United States, such as the train wreck in East Palestine, Ohio, that resulted in a huge release of toxic vinyl chloride into the environment.

"He should have gone to East Palestine, Ohio, and seen the train wreck that's going to be probably the biggest environmental disaster in the last 30 years," Timmons said. "He needs to be focused on the challenges that we face here at home and not be taking reckless trips to Kyiv."

Timmons said Biden's visit to Kyiv was reckless because it's one thing to go to war zones like Afghanistan and Iraq, when the U.S. has boots on the ground to ensure the president's safety. But the U.S. doesn't have a military presence in Ukraine to make sure the president will not be harmed.

"Going to Afghanistan or Iraq, where we have boots on the ground and we have extreme intelligence capabilities in those theaters is one thing," Timmons said. "We do not have any boots on the ground in Ukraine, and to go there as a sitting president of the United States, It is just reckless.

"You heard the air-raid sirens. You have seen reports of missile strikes and artillery strikes all over the country. They're gambling and it was reckless."

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Rep. William Timmons, R-S.C., told Newsmax on Monday he was shocked to learn that President Joe Biden visited an active war zone in Ukraine before a scheduled visit to Poland.
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