{"id":300641,"date":"2024-05-15T01:35:06","date_gmt":"2024-05-15T06:35:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/secretary-antony-blinken-playing-guitar-in-kyiv-bar-sparks-debate"},"modified":"2024-05-15T01:35:23","modified_gmt":"2024-05-15T06:35:23","slug":"secretary-antony-blinken-playing-guitar-in-kyiv-bar-sparks-debate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/secretary-antony-blinken-playing-guitar-in-kyiv-bar-sparks-debate","title":{"rendered":"Secretary Antony Blinken Enjoying Guitar in Kyiv Bar Sparks Debate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div readability=\"48.0220588235\">\n<section id=\"cb-31f5ae00e72f186bbe740fa87a3a4024\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-64d03955-3179-49e7-94b0-baf36025cc44-165161841-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\">\n     <button class=\"ratio-item icon-video--shadow video-block__icon\" id=\"video-player-64d03955-3179-49e7-94b0-baf36025cc44-165161841-play-btn\"><br \/>\n      <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Play video content<\/span><br \/>\n     <\/button><br \/>\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Anthony Blinken\" alt=\"Anthony Blinken\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/3f\/16by9\/2024\/05\/15\/3f56e8c2447144f6afd20fec60120074_md.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\n         <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>          <span class=\"media-credit video-block__media-credit\">C-SPAN<\/span>\n     <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-31f5ae00e72f186bbe740fa87a3a4024--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-519912e9a234f6cde71ae755757ebe7b\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"29\">\n<p><strong>Antony Blinken<\/strong> is getting some heat for his decision to rock out on the guitar at a basement bar during his visit to Kyiv &#8230; but by the same token, some say he shredded too.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-519912e9a234f6cde71ae755757ebe7b--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-a6fb063db3e6b96206b5c406efc8e10f\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"30.961038961\">\n<p>The U.S. Secretary of State is in Ukraine&#8217;s capital to pledge the States&#8217; support during the country&#8217;s ongoing war with Russia. However, during his political visit, the secretary stopped by Barman Dictat &#8230; where he joined the band 19.99 on stage for a rendition of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/neil-young\/\"><strong>Neil Young<\/strong><\/a>&#8216;s &#8220;Rockin&#8217; in the Free World.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-a6fb063db3e6b96206b5c406efc8e10f--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-1617458c32a95c9f3722f2f0a1538808\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n         <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20240515_53d1bd9926924b9099e577543a87ffe1\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:643f4713-add3-4b6b-8aa2-4ea2c12e2e0a\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>            <img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Antony Blinken\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/53\/4by3\/2024\/05\/15\/53d1bd9926924b9099e577543a87ffe1_md.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Antony Blinken\" \/>\n        <\/div>\n<p>         <\/a>\n   <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-1617458c32a95c9f3722f2f0a1538808--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-a8c078367a0b4daefb45887a288589ab\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"29\">\n<p>As you can imagine, some have blasted the Secretary of State &#8230; calling the public appearance inappropriate and a waste of American taxpayers&#8217; money.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-a8c078367a0b4daefb45887a288589ab--><br \/>\n<a id=\"continued\" class=\"continued-anchor\"\/><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-96e909ab7bf1cbf7c8a3c379ecb18fc9\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"31\">\n<p>One critic slammed on X &#8230; &#8220;Just a quick reminder that you and your family can&#8217;t afford rent, gas, and groceries because inflation is out of control and your tax dollars are being spent on things like Secretary of State Tony Blinken playing guitar at a bar in Ukraine.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-96e909ab7bf1cbf7c8a3c379ecb18fc9--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-41228f60c354045f2d8fa073e72becf7\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"28\">\n<p>Another chimed in &#8230; &#8220;The Russians are grinding away the Ukrainian military every day and Anthony Blinken is spotted playing guitar in a Kiev bar. You can&#8217;t make this up.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-41228f60c354045f2d8fa073e72becf7--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-5ab44bab3c407303d4b0088994e66df3\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n         <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20240515_25f14292960d48089731f51a70fd71f7\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:643f4713-add3-4b6b-8aa2-4ea2c12e2e0a\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>            <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/25\/4by3\/2024\/05\/15\/25f14292960d48089731f51a70fd71f7_md.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Antony Blinken Tweets_\"\/>\n        <\/div>\n<p>                 <\/a>\n   <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-5ab44bab3c407303d4b0088994e66df3--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-20cb4774cca5f758cd394de80a627d2a\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"30\">\n<p>Now, a handful of eagle-eyed music fans have noticed the significance of Blinken&#8217;s song choice &#8230; highlighting how &#8220;Rockin&#8217; in the Free World&#8221; was released just before the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989. And like we said &#8230; there&#8217;s a good amount of folks who dig this.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-20cb4774cca5f758cd394de80a627d2a--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-ff40152156f8e20ac1de048635cc12aa\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-gallery-block canvas-gallery-block-permalink canvas-gallery-block--default \">\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-ff40152156f8e20ac1de048635cc12aa--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-cebc172ce8ddc4d828936fe46faeac31\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"29\">\n<p>Another defender added &#8230; &#8220;Guys I don&#8217;t understand the friendly fire against Blinken. Do you think he came to Ukraine to play guitar? Or did you expect him to come at the head of a 40-miles convoy of Himars launchers? That&#8217;s not how it works.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-cebc172ce8ddc4d828936fe46faeac31--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-370948386f4af2596d66fa0c08a6abf3\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-d21b40c0-5c81-4988-9125-43e4a4431244-1687955310-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\">\n     <button class=\"ratio-item icon-video--shadow video-block__icon\" id=\"video-player-d21b40c0-5c81-4988-9125-43e4a4431244-1687955310-play-btn\"><br \/>\n      <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Play video content<\/span><br \/>\n     <\/button><br \/>\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" title=\"general public look\" alt=\"general public look\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/40\/16by9\/2023\/10\/20\/40c12d53df1a46aba3366fe8a57575c2_md.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\n         <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-370948386f4af2596d66fa0c08a6abf3--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-c09328bc6f7268987f8930af0ea5c81f\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default canvas-block-is-last \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"30\">\n<p>Blinken&#8217;s visit to Kyiv was meant to raise the spirits of Ukrainians &#8230; promising them billions in military aid as Russia mounts a new offensive in northeast Ukraine, overstretching the Eastern European nation&#8217;s resources once again.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-c09328bc6f7268987f8930af0ea5c81f--><\/p><\/div>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2024\/05\/14\/secretary-antony-blinken-playing-guitar-in-kyiv-bar-sparks-debate\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Play video content C-SPAN Antony Blinken is getting some heat for his decision to rock out on the guitar at a basement bar during his [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1075,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-300641","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/300641","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1075"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=300641"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/300641\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=300641"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=300641"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=300641"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}