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WmChris

(754 posts) Thu Apr 9, 2026, 06:11 PM Thursday

Why is it

I seem to rember 8 Republican senators spending the 4th of July in Moscow. I've never heard what flimsy excuse was used to validate that excursion. It seems to have been forgotten but seems suspicious to me.

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Why is it (Original Post) WmChris Thursday OP

They were setting up the MAGA/Putin takeover of the USA. Irish_Dem Thursday #1

Here they are: Chasstev365 Thursday #2

I think it was in 2018... GiqueCee Thursday #3

Irish_Dem

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1. They were setting up the MAGA/Putin takeover of the USA.

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Thu Apr 9, 2026, 06:18 PM

Thursday

It worked very well.

Chasstev365

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2. Here they are:

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Thu Apr 9, 2026, 06:20 PM

Thursday

The 7 U.S. Senators who visited Moscow on the 4th of July 2018 were:

Richard Shelby (Alabama)
Steve Daines (Montana)
John Hoeven (North Dakota)
Ron Johnson (Wisconsin)
John Kennedy (Louisiana)
Jerry Moran (Kansas)
John Thune (South Dakota)* Your Senate Majority Leader

GiqueCee

(4,354 posts)

3. I think it was in 2018...

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Thu Apr 9, 2026, 06:25 PM

Thursday

... and no, there's never been an explanation for it that I've seen. At least, not one that I was ready to believe. They supposedly went to tell Moscow that they'd rather Moscow didn't meddle in the 2018 elections, nod, nod, wink, wink. The delegation included" Participants: Senators Richard Shelby (AL), Steve Daines (MT), John Hoeven (ND), Ron Johnson (WI), John Kennedy (LA), Jerry Moran (KS), John Thune (SD), and Representative Kay Granger (TX)
When in doubt, assume that treachery of some sort was their primary motivation. There would be about a .0002% chance you'd be wrong.

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