Donald Trump has asked the Senate to delay voting on a bipartisan Russia sanctions bill, Republican Senator Roger Wicker said on June 4.

“I know that he (Trump) asked the leader (Senate Majority Leader John Thune) not to bring the bill to a vote this week,” Wicker said during a meeting of the Defense Writers Group in Washington.

The bill, introduced on April 1 by Senators Lindsey Graham ® and Richard Blumenthal (D), seeks to impose a 500% tariff on imports from countries that continue purchasing Russian oil and raw materials.

Its aim is to tighten economic pressure on Russia and discourage third-party nations from enabling the Kremlin’s energy exports.

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        No they do not. A lot happening behind the scenes, and in the open to fight back

        All of it just isn’t covered enough

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          I find the argument that Americans are fighting back harder than is apparent unbelievable.

          Numbers in the streets of hundreds and thousands aren’t cloaking a factor of ten more yet openly visible elsewhere in the world for smaller matters.

          There are no hidden tanks at the capitol.

          There are no midweek or daily protests hiding amongst the monthly callouts on weekends nor do arguments about having to work to survive mask the apathy.

          There is a juvenile psychopath on the streets with guns threatening the whole neighbourhood while America - the collective parent and sibling of them - are in the house claiming they are doing their part.

          America has been a generations long rabid promoter of the actions it itself is not doing.

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    Taco Don: I want to use tariffs to hurt enemies of the USA

    USA legislature: makes a bill to hurt Russian Interests

    Taco Don: No Not like that!

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    The article quotes TACO Felon:

    “If I think I’m close to getting a deal, I don’t want to screw it up by doing that,” he said on May 28, but added he is prepared to act if Moscow stalls further.

    If he thinks he’s close to a deal - the king dealmaker suggests.

    As if (1) he knows how to make deals, (2) he has any sway over his master.