At a White House press conference on Oct. 1, a reporter asked U.S. President Donald Trump what he had wanted Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to find out about Joe Biden, Trump’s putative 2020 presidential rival, and Biden’s son Hunter, when he pressed Zelensky about the Bidens on the phone in July—a call that has prompted impeachment proceedings. Dodging the question, Trump retorted, “Why are we the only ones that give the big money to the Ukraine?” This was wrong, and for more than one reason.
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Activists are seen through an Ukrainian flag during a protest against Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Moscow Patriarchy's believers during their cross procession to Kyiv near small city of Boryspil, Kyiv region on July 25, 2016. - Protesters, supporters of Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Kyiv Patriarchy believing that the cross procession is organized by pro-Russian powers, try to stop the procession which began beginning of July, to prevent their participation in the Day of the Baptism of Kyivan Rus in Kyiv on July 27.
