Johnson demands Zelenskyy fire Ukraine's ambassador to US amid fallout from Pennsylvania trip

EXCLUSIVE: House Speaker Mike Johnson is calling connected Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to occurrence Ukraine’s ambassador to the United States aft she allegedly organized a U.S. taxpayer-funded sojourn to a battleground authorities up of the 2024 statesmanlike election, Fox News Digital has learned. 

Ukraine’s ambassador to the U.S., Oksana Markarova, organized a circuit of an American manufacturing tract for Zelenskyy implicit the play in Pennsylvania, a cardinal battleground authorities up of November’s election. 

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Johnson, R-La., said that circuit was led by a "top governmental surrogate" for the Democratic statesmanlike nominee, Vice President Kamala Harris, and "purposely excluded" Republicans. Johnson called it wide "election interference." 

"I request that you instantly occurrence Ukraine’s Ambassador to the United States, Oksana Markarova," Johnson wrote successful a missive to Zelenskyy exclusively obtained by Fox News Digital Wednesday. 

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy attends a associated property league with Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission, successful Kyiv, Ukraine, Sept. 20, 2024.  (Christoph Soeder/Pool Photo via AP)

"As you person said, Ukrainians person tried to debar being ‘captured by American home politics,’ and ‘influencing the choices of the American people’ up of the November election," Johnson wrote. "Clearly, that nonsubjective was abandoned this week erstwhile Ambassador Markarova organized an lawsuit successful which you toured an American manufacturing site.

"The installation was successful a politically contested battleground state, was led by a apical governmental surrogate for Kamala Harris, and failed to see a azygous Republican due to the fact that – connected intent – nary Republicans were invited," Johnson continued, adding the circuit was "clearly a partisan run lawsuit designed to assistance Democrats and is intelligibly predetermination interference." 

Johnson said the "shortsighted and intentionally governmental determination has caused Republicans to suffer spot successful Ambassador Markarova’s quality to reasonably and efficaciously service arsenic a diplomat successful this country." 

"She should beryllium removed from her station immediately," helium wrote.  

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi of California, left, shakes hands with Ukrainian Ambassador Oksana Markarova during an lawsuit unveiling a photography grounds astir the warfare successful Ukraine April 28, 2022, astatine the Capitol successful Washington.  (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Johnson stressed that "all overseas nations should debar opining connected oregon interfering successful American home politics." 

"Support for ending Russia’s warfare against Ukraine continues to beryllium bipartisan, but our narration is unnecessarily tested and needlessly tarnished erstwhile the candidates astatine the apical of the Republican statesmanlike summons are targeted successful the media by officials successful your government," Johnson wrote. 

"These incidents cannot beryllium repeated." 

Johnson thanked Zelenskyy for his "prompt attraction to this matter." 

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"I spot you volition instrumentality contiguous action," Johnson said. 

Zelenskyy implicit the play visited a Pennsylvania ammunition mill alongside 2 Pentagon leaders — the adjunct caput of the Army for acquisition, logistics and exertion and the Pentagon’s apical weapons buyer. 

Zelenskyy besides met with Pennsylvania Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro, who was said to beryllium connected the abbreviated database to beryllium considered arsenic Harris’ moving mate earlier she chose Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz.

Zelenskyy precocious participated successful interviews and was captious of erstwhile President Trump and his moving mate JD Vance, calling the Ohio legislator "too radical."

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro astatine the Celebration of Freedom ceremonial during Wawa Welcome America July 4, 2023, successful Philadelphia. (Gilbert Carrasquillo/GC Images)

The House Oversight Committee is present investigating the Biden-Harris administration’s alleged usage of taxpayer-funded resources to alert Zelenskyy to Pennsylvania up of the November statesmanlike election. 

Committee Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., announced the probe Wednesday and is seeking records regarding the administration’s alleged "misuse of authorities resources" to let Zelenskyy to "interfere successful the 2024 statesmanlike election." 

"The Committee seeks to find whether the Biden-Harris Administration attempted to usage a overseas person to payment Vice President Harris’ statesmanlike run and, if so, needfully committed an maltreatment of power," Comer wrote Wednesday successful a missive to the White House, Justice Department and the Pentagon. 

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Comer said his committee is investigating the circumstances that led to "justify" the administration’s transport of Zelenskyy connected a Department of the Air Force craft to Pennsylvania. 

Fox News Digital reached retired to the White House, Pentagon, Justice Department and Harris run for comment.