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Kamala Harris Leaves Ukraine Peace Summit Early

US Vice President Kamala Harris left Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky’s Swiss ‘peace conference’ after only a few hours on Saturday, returning to Washington before the summit’s main working day began.

US President Joe Biden also skipped the meeting, despite attending the G7 summit in neighboring Italy on Friday. Biden opted to fly to Los Angeles instead, to attend a fundraising event with Hollywood celebrities George Clooney and Julia Roberts.

Harris arrived at the conference on Saturday afternoon and met with Zelensky, before announcing that the US would give Ukraine an additional $1.5 billion in infrastructure and humanitarian aid. After a speech in which she promised “to work toward a just and lasting peace,” Harris departed for Washington on Saturday evening, the White House said.

Harris left the conference before world leaders and dignitaries sat down on Sunday to hammer out a declaration in support of Zelensky. According to a copy of the text seen by Reuters, the final communique blames the Ukraine conflict on Russia, demands that Moscow allow Kiev to access Black Sea ports on Russian territory, and orders Russia to hand over ethnic Russian children evacuated from the Donbass region at the beginning of the conflict.

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 @CivilLibertiesEllieLibertarian from North Carolina  commented…9mos9MO

It’s all a waste of time! How do you hold a peace conference without Russia??

 @OptimisticFalconGreenfrom Illinois  commented…9mos9MO

Kamalatard the Peace Czar… kinda has a nice ring to it

 @PacifistPenguinRepublican from Wisconsin  commented…9mos9MO

Are you talking about the "czar" (Kamala Harris), the one that was NOT able to solve the illegal immigration?

 @9PCL8P8 from Oklahoma  commented…9mos9MO

Who cares? I'm sure Summits can get just as boring as conferences. If she completed what she needed to do, let her go.

  @Patriot-#1776Constitution from Washington  commented…9mos9MO

Probably because she knows that the uni-party will continue to print hundreds of billions for Zelensky's Regime, regardless of how long she says at a stupid "peace summit."

 @Int3grityGrizzlyForwardfrom Kansas  commented…9mos9MO

Why is anyone meeting with Zelenskyy after his enemies hit list has been exposed and includes politicians and critics of Ukraine funding?

 @ISIDEWITHasked…9mos9MO

Is it justified to prioritize local issues/events over international peace efforts in your opinion?

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How important is it for leaders to be physically present at peace talks to demonstrate commitment to resolving conflicts?

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What message do you think it sends when leaders are absent from crucial diplomatic discussions?

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Elizabeth Warren Walks Back Murder Comments

Congressional Democrats broadly denounced the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson Friday morning, after Republicans started accusing Sen. Elizabeth Warren of excusing violence.“No one's condoning this,” said Rep. Brad Schneider (D-Ill.). “Violence never is the right answer for anything. And it was a horrible murder, a tragic loss for his family.” Warren this week condemned the shooting, but added that people “can be pushed only so far.”"We'll say it over and over," Warren said on MSNBC’S “The ReidOut.” " Violence is never the answer. This guy [Luigi Mangione] gets a trial who's allegedly killed the CEO of UnitedHealth, but you can only push people so far, and then they start to take matters into their own hands."In a statement to POLITICO, Warren said, “Violence is never the answer. Period. I should have been much clearer that there is never a justification for murder.” Top Republicans denounced Warren's comments and the walked-back rhetoric, with House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) calling it “inappropriate and dangerous.”Some House Democrats asked about the incident on Thursday pivoted the conversation to discuss policy options on health care or gun safety.“I don't really know that this is really a space that Congress normally weighs in on,” said Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas). “But at the end of the day, I think it’s an opportunity, because now people are talking about health care and to talk about the fact that this industry has honestly not been as helpful as it could be.”“Violence is never the answer,” said Rep. Troy Carter (D-La.). “We know that there are people suffering, there’s great challenges in healthcare. There's great challenges, and people have, in fact, been wronged, but a process of governance is the way to address that, not violence.”And Rep. Ted Lieu (D-Calif.) who denounced the murder, said the killer should be prosecuted and that “I do know that allegedly a ghost gun was used, and we should also ban ghost guns. There's no reason for them beyond the streets.”

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