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OPINION: Risch, Fulcher split on Ukraine aid

by CHUCK MALLOY/Guest Opinion
| December 22, 2023 1:00 AM

Idaho Congressman Russ Fulcher is not one of the most sought-after talking heads for TV network news programs. Fulcher does not serve on a high-profile committee, such as Foreign Affairs, and he doesn’t go out of his way to seek the spotlight.

But there he was, not long ago, appearing on ABC News to talk about — of all things — aid to Ukraine. And his talking points were in line with the thinking of House Speaker Mike Johnson and other Republicans.

“I was the congressional poster child,” he told me. He probably received a few “attaboys” for his performance.

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