House Republican Don Bacon says he wants ‘pariah state’Russia booted from UN Security Council

Rep.Don Bacon, R-Neb., leaves a meeting of the House Republican Conference at the Capitol Hill Club on Tuesday, Dec.2, 2025.(Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

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The otherpermanent membersinclude the U.S., the United Kingdom, China and France.

In a February 2022 post on X, Bacon wrote, “It is obscene reality that Russia now Chairs the UN Security Council.We should kick the Russians out of as many international organizations and forums as possible.Russia is a pariah state and should be treated as such.”

In a December 2023post, he declared, “The United Nations is an embarrassment with Russia sitting on the Security Council.Russia invaded its neighbor and is committing crimes against humanity.Kick Russia off the Security Council.”

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Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky arrives to attend the 8th European Political Community (EPC) summit in Yerevan on May 4, 2026.(Ludovic MARIN / AFP via Getty Images)

Bacon wants the U.S.to provide more military assistance toUkraine.

“Russia is losing on the battlefield and in the Black Sea.Its economy is in tatters.All it can do is bomb Ukrainian cities and civilians.This is why we must pass Russian sanctions and military aid to Ukraine.The House will vote on this in two weeks,” he declared in a Sundayposton X.

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Rep.Don Bacon, R-Neb., arrives for a House Republican conference meeting at the U.S.Capitol in Washington, D.C., on May 6, 2025.(Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

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The lawmaker, who has served in Congress since early 2017,announced last yearthat he would not run for re-election in 2026.