Republicans appear to have 'blown a circuit' after Trump remarks: MSNBC analyst

President Donald Trump's decision to call Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy a "dictator" and accuse him of starting the war with Russia President Vladimir Putin after the Russian strongman invaded his country appears to have initiated a revolt among key Republican lawmakers.

That is according to Washington Post columnist David Ignatius who told an MSNBC panel of political observers that, after 30 days in office, Trump has pushed members of his own caucus too far.

After MSNBC host Mika Brzezinski shared clips of key Republicans including Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD), Sens. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), John Kennedy (R-LA) shooting down the president's remarks and calling out Putin as a "murderer," Ignatius claimed Trump has pushed them too far.

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With former Vice President Mike Pence and 2024 GOP presidential contender Nikki Haley also joining the chorus of Trump critics, Ignatius explained, "The striking thing to me, Mika, is that Republicans finally seem to have found their voice in directly, clearly disagreeing with Donald Trump in his criticism of Zelenskyy and this absurd claim that Ukraine started the war."

"That seems to have blown a circuit for the Republicans and it's about time," he added. "The concern I'm hearing from strategists and military people who follow this is this negotiation heading into a sort of rough accommodation between the United States and Russia? Two big guys who are going to figure out how they resume their relationship and then a decision by Europe, whether Europe stands with Ukraine and Europe provides the defense going forward."

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