President Donald Trump’s meeting with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stunned several hawkish Republican lawmakers, reports Axios.

Rep. Don Bacon, R-Neb., told the news outlet that Friday was a “bad day for America’s foreign policy.”

“Ukraine wants independence, free markets and rule of law. It wants to be part of the West. Russia hates us and our Western values. We should be clear that we stand for freedom,” he said.

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