To fight for freedom there, fight for it here

The Ukrainian people’s courageous defense of their homeland has inspired the world. President Zelenskyy’s recent speech to the US Congress brought a thunderous standing ovation from both Democratic and Republican lawmakers. You will hear the Ukrainian national anthem at sports arenas and concert halls around the world. Landmarks are lit up in Ukrainian blue and gold. Except for those who support Putin’s brutal invasion (or profit from his oligarchs), you will find few in the West who don’t want to see the Ukrainian David bring down the Russian Goliath.

Now, consider how different things would have been if Donald Trump won reelection in 2020 or managed to overturn the outcome of the vote.

Remember when President Trump asked President Zelenskyy to “do us a favor” in that “perfect” phone call. Or when he caused friction within NATO. Or took President Putin’s word over our own intelligence agencies. If Russia had invaded Ukraine during a Trump presidency, Ukraine would have still fought valiantly (and Russia clumsily). But there would be no strict sanctions. No humanitarian and military aid. No unified front. There might not even been any support for Eastern European NATO allies. We would leave Europe to Putin. And we would allow totalitarianism to take root here.