Former U.S. envoy to Ukraine Kurt Volker announced his resignation as the executive director of the McCain Institute for International Leadership at Arizona State University in a Monday morning statement.
Also re: Ukraine,
âFormer U.S. envoy to Ukraine Kurt Volker announced his resignation as the executive director of the McCain InstituteâŚâ
âThis is excellent news for John McCain!â
ETTDâŚ
That rule holds 100%.
McCain just wanted to go to war, he never wouldâve approved all this passive aggressive, pussyfooting around on the Rumpâs behalf.
I think Volker did the correct thing.
Does anyone know what his purpose as US Envoy to Ukraine was suppose to be working on?
Why was the US Ambassador to the EU involved in any of this?
Does this mean Rudy gets to put a notch on his gun?
For the past seven and a half years, I have worked hard with Mrs. Cindy McCain, Arizona State University, and the McCain Instituteâs first rate team of Trustees and staff, to build an Institute dedicated to advancing character-driven leadership and making difference in the real world on a wide range of issues.
and, Volker continuedâŚ
âSince Iâve spent the last six months acting like a spineless worm in the middle of Donald Trumpâs scheme to extort the Ukrainian government, instead of providing âcharacter-driven leadershipâ, the McCain family has asked for my resignation.â
Follow the money. He was likely going to get the boot because McCain would never have approved of any of this Ukraine stuff. Makes it easier to get the next job if he doesnât get let go.
Yep. Everything Trump touches dies.
He got exposed and now, like so many others that have anything to do with Administration, he has burned down whatever reputation he once had.
What amazing character it takes to blame the âmedia focusâ being a âdistractionâ as the reason for leaving, as opposed to his actions in selling out Ukraine and the USA in service to the most corrupt POTUS* in history (forget the modern history crap Biden said today, all of US history).
Pushed out of the State Department, out of the McCain Institute, all while shedding any remnants of dignity he may have once had. At least heâll have more time to spend with his criminal lawyer now.
I wonder what Trumpâs âcutâ of the Gas-Sales Deal is? 10%? 15%?
Seriously, this guy was a Special Envoy and he doesnât know the difference between âitâsâ and âitsâ?
WowâŚthose nasty lying Republicans will stop at NOTHING to smear someone ânot loyalâ to Donnie.
Does anyone know what his purpose as US Envoy to Ukraine was suppose to be working on?
My understanding is he was commissioned to work on helping the Ukrainians in their war with Russia.
Why was the US Ambassador to the EU involved in any of this?
He was a political appointee who was tasked with handling getting dirt on Biden.
Does this mean Rudy gets to put a notch on his gun?
No.
What is Trumpâs cut?
I didnât see how Volker could stay with the McCain Institute on two fronts, one is the potential legal liability as it could be alleged that once he knew the full range of the scheme he did not recuse himself (Ambassador Taylor/Bolton et al smelled that rotten deal a mile away), but the second reason which really in my view answers the first is that Volker was simultaneously being paid by Raytheonâthe maker of the Javelin to advance its interests. If the McCain Instituteâs states on page one of its website that it, âadvances character-driven leadership based on securityâ Volkerâs actions in under the Instituteâs banner begs the question as to whether the McCain Instituteâs statement is a platitude or an ethos. Volkerâs departure allows that important distinction to be clarified under new leadership.