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Read his prepared remarks here:
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Brick by brick…
Alarm?
How about incredulous at the unmitigated gall / criminality?
Remember Joe Pesci telling his cousin, Ralph Macchio in My Cousin Vinny about how a prosecutor builds a case brick by brick, but he never wants to show you his brick wall from the side because then you will know it’s just a facade?
Well, this is nothing like that.
I honestly can’t believe how stark the situation is with Ukraine generally.
I’m glad we sent them $1.6B over the past 5 years. I hope we continue to support them.