When the legacy media latches on to a story it wants to disseminate widely, it’s not all that different from a hungry Dolberman Pinscer guarding a luscious T-bone steak its owner accidentally left on the kitchen counter. Such has been the case with the recent story about the Trump administration Pentagon pausing aid shipments of rockets and other weapons to Ukraine in its war with Russia. They just keep trying to make it happen.
Check out over Independence Day weekend, when a reporter in a gaggle asked President Trump about the alleged pause, the insinuation being that it was a change in U.S. support:
🚨 Trump Admits No Progress on Ukraine Peace After Call with Putin
U.S. President Donald Trump acknowledged on July 3, 2025, that his latest phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin failed to yield any progress toward ending the war in Ukraine. Speaking to reporters,… pic.twitter.com/3Giy8OOCiB
— The Tradesman (@The_Tradesman1) July 5, 2025
Then CNN’s Kaitlin Collins asked the president about it during Tuesday’s cabinet meeting;
.@kaitlancollins on Ukraine weapon shipments: “So, who ordered the pause last week?”
President Trump: “I don’t know. Why don’t you tell me?” pic.twitter.com/k2YKFkbCK7
— CSPAN (@cspan) July 8, 2025
The NY Post even got in on the party with a new column it published on the 4th of July, written by its Editorial Board, begging Trump to “re-arm Ukraine” in the wake of the phone call with Vladimir Putin.
READ MORE: Frustrated by Putin, President Trump Announces He’s Sending Weapons to Ukraine: ‘We Have To’
Pentagon Halting Some Munitions to Ukraine: We Can’t Afford It
FNC’s Jennifer Griffin opined on it on Wed. while sharing an AP piece on X — and notice that these “facts” are based on the word of a handful of anonymous sources who leaked to the AP:
US resumes sending some weapons (155 mm artillery shells and GMLRS) to Ukraine after Pentagon pause surprised White House, embarrassing President Trump.
Trump has privately expressed frustration with Pentagon officials for announcing the pause.
Readers might remember this is the same reporter whose blatant bias in her reporting against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth came to a head in June, as we wrote.
The only problem with the media’s desire to keep this story burning is that it’s fake news.
Ukraine already thanked the U.S. for resuming the shipments on Tuesday, in an interview by President Volodymyr Zelensky’s top advisor, Andriy Yermak, with the NY Post:
[Pres. Trump] was quite disturbed by recent strikes — they’ve been happening for more than three years — but by recent strikes, murders with drones and missiles that fall in Ukrainian cities, including the capital of Ukraine.
He continued:
We would be happy if in this war with Russia against Ukraine, President Trump helps us to achieve a just and strong, durable peace. His pressure is working.
On Thursday, Secretary of State Marco Rubio put this fake news story to bed once and for all with a quick answer to a media scrum question:
.@SecRubio on Ukraine weapons pause: “That decision, unfortunately, was mischaracterized. It was a pause pending review on a handful of specific type munitions.” pic.twitter.com/xpB1BQV9v3
— CSPAN (@cspan) July 10, 2025
“That decision, unfortunately, was mischaracterized,” Sec. Rubio said. “It was a pause pending review on a handful of specific type munitions. That, frankly, is something that is logical that you would do, especially after an extended engagement” — while defending both Israel and American bases overseas after the bombings of the Iranian nuclear facilities.”
He continued by calling it a “very limited review,” characterizing it as “typical,” so that the U.S, has adequate munitions on hand.
Rubio shows a clear hint of frustration in his voice after listening to the question on this, I think – and can you really blame him?
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