这位特拉华州民主党议员在虚拟市政厅活动中的言论遭到白宫指责为“反美”
2026年8月26日 美国东部时间下午3:00 / 福克斯新闻
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福克斯新闻记者斯蒂芬妮·贝内特从伦敦发回报道：乌克兰总统弗拉基米尔·泽连斯基正在贝尔格莱德会晤欧洲盟友，在持续向俄罗斯施压的背景下，敦促对方提供更多防空援助。与此同时，美国参议院刚刚通过一项针对莫斯科的全面制裁法案。
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特拉华州参议员克里斯·孔斯近日面临强烈反弹，他此前宣称美国“不再是”自由世界的领袖，并转而将乌克兰总统弗拉基米尔·泽连斯基称为将本国“置于自由事业前线”的国家领导人。
“我想说，我们不再是自由世界的领袖了。事实上，如果说有谁的话，那就是弗拉基米尔·泽连斯基——这位首要的国家领导人，正将本国男女民众置于为自由而战的前线，”孔斯在本月早些时候的市政厅活动中说道。
“我们需要在未来重新赢回自由世界领袖的地位，”他补充道。
孔斯的言论凸显了他长期以来对基辅的支持立场，而此时正值唐纳德·特朗普总统呼吁结束俄乌战争，并重新强调美国实力与民族自豪感之际。这位特拉华州民主党议员一直是国会中最直言不讳的乌克兰支持者之一，多次表态支持军事援助、对俄实施更严厉制裁，并持续推动美国与泽连斯基政府接触。
特朗普在拉什莫尔山演讲中称赞美国是“有史以来最卓越的国家”
2025年8月18日，华盛顿特区，唐纳德·特朗普总统在白宫迎接乌克兰总统弗拉基米尔·泽连斯基。特朗普总统将在白宫主持与泽连斯基的双边会谈，随后与欧洲领导人举行扩大会议，讨论俄乌和平协议。（盖蒂图片社）
孔斯是在周二由肯特县民主党委员会主办的一场聚焦本地议题的虚拟市政厅活动上发表上述言论的，他与特拉华州多佛市议员安德烈·博格蒂以及众议员萨拉·麦克布莱德一同参与了此次活动。
自2022年俄罗斯全面入侵乌克兰以来，孔斯一直是美国持续援乌的直言倡导者，多次敦促提供军事援助并对莫斯科实施更严厉制裁。孔斯曾于2022年访问基辅与泽连斯基会晤，并于今年2月与参议院外交关系委员会成员一同访问敖德萨，据一份新闻稿称，他当时再次重申了美国对乌克兰“牢不可破的两党支持”。
负责美国旅游、国家卓越性与价值观事务的总统特别特使尼克·亚当斯对福克斯新闻数字频道表示，孔斯的言论是“美国优先论调的核心本质”。
“美国如今是，自1776年以来一直是，并且承蒙上帝恩典，永远都将是自由世界的领袖。持相反观点的人无视了我们的宪法，无视了我们的英雄们洒下的鲜血——正是他们确保了《独立宣言》不仅仅是一份理论文件，而是人类历史新纪元的开端，”亚当斯说道。
亚当斯补充道，没有任何其他国家能与美国相提并论，他指出美国的宪法自由、立国之时的自由原则，以及相信自然权利凌驾于政府权威之上的信念。
世界各国领导人和政要庆祝美国历史性250周年诞辰
2026年1月17日，丹麦哥本哈根，克里斯·孔斯与由参众两院议员组成的美国代表团出席新闻发布会。（摄影： Ida Marie Odgaard / 里茨au扫描社 / 法新社 via 盖蒂图片社）
“持相反观点的人，要么是对我们国家的本质、我们的起源一无所知，要么就是无视我们的命运永远将由生命、自由和追求幸福的原则所塑造这一事实，”亚当斯补充道。
保守派批评者抓住孔斯的言论不放，指责他“反美”。
“哇！这真是令人作呕的行为。克里斯·孔斯参议员——一位没人听说过的民主党人，但毕竟是美国参议员——居然说美国‘不再是自由世界的领袖’，因为‘弗拉基米尔·泽连斯基才是首要的国家领导人’，”白宫快速响应账号在X平台上写道。
“想象一下居然会说出这种话。简直就是个彻头彻尾的小丑，”一位用户写道。
“克里斯·孔斯一直都是个反美的骗子。他就是个十足的懦夫，”另一位用户说道。
泽连斯基在俄乌持续战争期间向美欧施压，要求更多“防空”援助
乌克兰总统弗拉基米尔·泽连斯基于7月28日在美国华盛顿特区访问期间，在白宫与唐纳德·特朗普总统会晤。
“他真是个耻辱——乌克兰自2019年以来就没举行过选举，”一位用户评论道。
俄乌战争已经持续四年多，基辅顶住了规模更大的俄军攻势，但面临人力短缺，严重依赖西方国家持续提供武器装备。
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泽连斯基7月28日在椭圆形办公室与特朗普会晤，双方讨论了授权乌克兰生产爱国者导弹拦截器的事宜，基辅方面正借此加强本国防空能力。
孔斯的办公室未立即回应福克斯新闻数字频道的媒体问询。
阿什利·J·迪梅拉为福克斯新闻数字频道报道政治新闻。
Dem senator turns ‘leader of the free world’ title on its head with Zelenskyy remarks
The Delaware Democrat’s remarks at a virtual townhall drew accusations of being ‘anti-American’ from the White House
August 26, 2026 3:00pm EDT / Fox News
By Ashley J. DiMella
Senate passes sweeping Russian sanctions bill as Zelenskyy meets with allies
Fox News correspondent Stephanie Bennett reports from London as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy meets with European allies in Belgrade and pushes for additional air-defense aid amid continued pressure on Russia. The talks come as the U.S. Senate passes a sweeping sanctions bill targeting Moscow.
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Delaware Sen. Chris Coons is facing backlash after declaring that the United States is “no longer” the leader of the free world and pointing instead to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as the national leader putting his country “on the line for freedom.”
“I would say we are no longer the leaders of the free world. In fact, if anything Volodymyr Zelenskyy is the primary national leader who is putting his country’s men and women on the line for freedom,” said Coons during the town hall earlier this month.
“We need to earn our place back as leader in the free world in the future,” he added.
Coons’ remarks underscore his long-running alignment with Kyiv at a moment when President Donald Trump is pressing for an end to the war and putting a renewed emphasis on American power and national pride. The Delaware Democrat has been one of Congress’ more outspoken supporters of Ukraine, repeatedly backing military aid, tougher sanctions on Russia and continued U.S. engagement with Zelenskyy’s government.
TRUMP HAILS AMERICA AS ‘MOST EXCEPTIONAL NATION EVER TO EXIST’ IN MOUNT RUSHMORE SPEECH
President Donald Trump greets Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the White House Aug. 18, 2025 in Washington, DC. President Trump is hosting President Zelensky at the White House for a bilateral meeting and later an expanded meeting with European leaders to discuss a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine.(Getty Images)
Coons spoke with Dover, Delaware, Councilman Andre Boggerty alongside Rep. Sarah McBride in a virtual town hall Tuesday hosted by the Kent County Democratic Committee focused on local issues.
Coons has been a vocal advocate for sustained U.S. support for Ukraine since Russia launched its full-scale invasion in 2022, repeatedly pressing for military assistance and tougher sanctions on Moscow. Coons visited Kyiv in 2022 to meet with Zelenskyy and recently visited Odesa with Senate Foreign Relations Committee members in February to reiterate “the ironclad, bipartisan support” for Ukraine, according to a press release.
Nick Adams, special presidential envoy for American tourism, exceptionalism, and values, told Fox News Digital Coons’ comments are “the essence of America last.”
“The United States is today, has been since 1776, and with God’s grace, always will be the leader of the free world. To suggest otherwise is to ignore our Constitution and the blood shed by our heroes who made sure that our Declaration of Independence would not just be a theoretical document but the beginning of a new era in the history of humanity,” said Adams.
Adams added that no other nation can hold a candle to America, pointing to its constitutional freedoms, founding principles of liberty and belief that natural rights transcend government authority.
WORLD LEADERS, DIGNITARIES PAY TRIBUTE TO AMERICA ON HISTORIC 250TH BIRTHDAY
Chris Coons attends a press conference with an American delegation, consisting of senators and members of the House of Representatives, in Copenhagen, Denmark, on January 17, 2026. (Photo by Ida Marie Odgaard / Ritzau Scanpix / AFP via Getty Images)
“To say otherwise is to reveal an unbelievable ignorance as to what our nation is, where we came from, and how our destiny will always be shaped by the principles of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness,” Adams added.
Conservative critics seized on Coons’ remarks, accusing him of being “anti-American.”
“Wow! This is truly sick behavior. Sen. Chris Coons — a Democrat who nobody has ever heard of, but nonetheless a U.S. Senator — says the U.S. is ‘no longer the leaders of the free world’ because ‘Volodymyr Zelenskyy is the primary national leader,’” wrote the White House’s Rapid Response account on X.
“Imagine asserting this. What an absolute clown,” wrote one user.
“Chris Coons has always been an anti-American fraud. He’s a total coward,” said another person.
ZELENSKYY PRESSURES US AND EUROPE FOR MORE ‘AIR DEFENSE’ ASSISTANCE AMID ONGOING WAR WITH RUSSIA
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy meets with President Donald Trump at White House during his visit to Washington, D.C, United States on July 28.
“What an embarrassment he is — Ukraine hasn’t held elections since 2019,” commented a user.
The Russia-Ukraine war has dragged on for more than four years, with Kyiv holding off a larger Russian force while facing manpower shortages and relying heavily on continued Western weapons.
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Zelenskyy met with Trump in the Oval Office on July 28, where the two discussed licensing Ukraine to produce Patriot missile interceptors as Kyiv seeks to strengthen its air defenses.
Coons’ office did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s press inquiry.
Ashley J. DiMella reports on politics for Fox News Digital.
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