Divisions in a rapidly changing Republican Party are evident in the divergent responses to the tensions in Ukraine.
FILE - Secretary of State Antony Blinken, left, speaks with Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, right, before Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during the Munich Security Conference, on Feb. 19, 2022, in Munich. – As Russia intensified its aggression toward neighboring Ukraine earlier this week, Republican Sen. Rob Portman of Ohio blasted President Vladimir Putin’s provocations as a “clear violation of international law.
The former president remains the most popular figure among the GOP base and is already wielding his influence in the midterm primaries that begin next week as he teases anther presidential run. Those races could yield similarly minded Republicans who will head into the fall campaign positioned to succeed foreign policy traditionalists like Portman.
Candace Owens, a prominent conservative commentator, has gone even further, openly parroting Putin’s talking points. Critics see that mindset as symptomatic of the party's larger drift toward authoritarianism and embrace of anti-democratic action after Trump’s repeated efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election to remain in power.
who called Russia a friend or ally rose sharply during Trump’s presidency, increasing from 22% in 2014 to 40% in 2018. Democrats' views of the relationship remained largely the same.
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