An Indiana Republican congresswoman who was born in Ukraine and immigrated to the United States 25 years ago jabbed the president of her birthplace following a shouting match with President Donald Trump.
Rep. Victoria Spartz joined One America News Network with disgraced former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) on his eponymous show late Friday to discuss Trump's heated argument earlier in the day with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
"If you could give advice to President Trump right now about this minerals deal that's floating around, his desire that mirrors yours and mine to end the war, what advice would you give President Trump?" asked Gaetz, who resigned from his position in November ahead of the release of a damning ethics report into misconduct allegations.
"Be as tough as you can with them," replied Spartz, adding she knows people like Zelensky, since they are the same age and both grew up in Ukraine during the "tough, wild" 1990s.
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"And you see what's happened when socialism fell apart. You have criminal activity. I mean, it was pretty bad. And he grew up in a very criminal area. So I understand these people and I was very tough on them," said Spartz.
She then repeated Trump needs to keep a tough posture on war-torn Ukraine as it defends itself from Russian aggression.
"And I said you know what? You can do whatever you want with your money and weapons. But with our money and weapons we'll tell you what to do. And if you don't like it you can go to hell."
Spartz, who lives in Noblesville, Indiana, with her husband and two daughters, serves on the House Judiciary and Education and Labor committees. She is also a commissioner on the U.S. Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe.
She has become known for her shifting views on the conflict in Ukraine, initially backing U.S. involvement in the country and calling the Russian invasion a "genocide," according to Politico. She also supported $40 billion in aid to the country in May 2022.
The following year, however — after being part of a delegation where she took a photo with Zelensky — her views made a hard-right turn. She asked then-President Joe Biden to address lawmakers about corruption rumors surrounding Zelensky’s chief of staff. Ukraine's Foreign Ministry slammed Spartz for spreading “baseless” rumors. House Republicans shortly thereafter expressed concern she damaged America's relations with Ukraine by criticizing and discrediting Zelensky, according to the report.
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Ukrainian-born Indiana Congresswoman @RepSpartz tells @MattGaetz that Zelenskyy “can go to hell” with his disrespectful, ungrateful attitude toward President Trump and the American people. pic.twitter.com/HXxJUpmfVK
— One America News (@OANN) March 1, 2025
