ANNAPOLIS, MD—Governor Larry Hogan today joined ‘Your World with Neil Cavuto’ on Fox News to discuss Maryland’s actions in support of Ukraine.
On Maryland’s actions against Russia:
“The State of Maryland had a 30-some year relationship and a sister-state relationship with Leningrad, which we terminated over the weekend. We also ordered all state agencies and our pension system to make sure that they did not invest and that they divested in any Russian companies or investments that they had. … We thought it was important to send a clear message that the people of Maryland, the people of America, are standing in solidarity with the people of Ukraine and against Putin and Russia’s aggression.”
On the conflict between Russia and Ukraine:
“One thing that Putin has done is he’s united NATO and the EU, and I think the people around the world. Zelensky has shown incredible courage, and it’s just been inspiring. I think the world leaders and the companies that we’re talking about are not going to be forgetting about this anytime soon and going right back to business as usual with Russia.”
On President Trump calling Putin ‘savvy:’
“I think it’s crazy, and it’s just absolutely absurd. We’ve heard this kind of talk before from President Trump and from some others, but at this time, it couldn’t be more clear that we as a nation—and folks across the world—need to stand up against Putin, the kind of talk that he’s a ‘genius’ and has a ‘great strategy’ is not what we need right now. We need a solid voice among Republicans and Democrats to stand up and say this is not acceptable, and we’re going to stand together against it.”
On Maryland’s actions against Russia:
“The State of Maryland had a 30-some year relationship and a sister-state relationship with Leningrad, which we terminated over the weekend. We also ordered all state agencies and our pension system to make sure that they did not invest and that they divested in any Russian companies or investments that they had. … We thought it was important to send a clear message that the people of Maryland, the people of America, are standing in solidarity with the people of Ukraine and against Putin and Russia’s aggression.”
On the conflict between Russia and Ukraine:
“One thing that Putin has done is he’s united NATO and the EU, and I think the people around the world. Zelensky has shown incredible courage, and it’s just been inspiring. I think the world leaders and the companies that we’re talking about are not going to be forgetting about this anytime soon and going right back to business as usual with Russia.”
On President Trump calling Putin ‘savvy:’
“I think it’s crazy, and it’s just absolutely absurd. We’ve heard this kind of talk before from President Trump and from some others, but at this time, it couldn’t be more clear that we as a nation—and folks across the world—need to stand up against Putin, the kind of talk that he’s a ‘genius’ and has a ‘great strategy’ is not what we need right now. We need a solid voice among Republicans and Democrats to stand up and say this is not acceptable, and we’re going to stand together against it.”
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