‘He’s Been All Over the Place’: Republicans Try to Figure Out — And Support — Trump’s Ukraine Strategy

“I know there’s a lot that the president knows and understands that the rest of us don’t know, but we need to move this as quickly as possible, and I think he’s doing that,” Rep. Virginia Foxx said.

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President Donald Trump gives a thumbs-up as he arrives at the White House after speaking at the Conservative Political Action Conference. John McDonnell/AP

President Donald Trump is trying to chart a path forward for the war-torn nation of Ukraine, and while Republicans lawmakers aren’t exactly sure what path that is, they’re enthusiastic about the president’s vision.

On the record, they have been generally effusive about Trump’s Ukraine strategy — even as it continues to evolve and sometimes contradict itself.

Asked what she thought about Trump’s handling of Russia and the war in Ukraine, Rep. Virginia Foxx simply offered that Trump had been doing “a terrific job of trying to bring this war to an end.”