Nyorai kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Muna July 2016, nguva pfupi pamberi peRepublican's 2016 Convention muCleveland
Gore rakapera, Gordon akabudirira kutsigira nevamiriri vakasarudzwa kuti vanyorovese shanduko yakatsanangurwa kuhurongwa hwehurongwa hweRepublican National Committee iyo yaidaidzira kupa "zvombo zvinodzivirira" kuhurumende yeUkraine. Panguva iyoyo, vatungamiriri vakawanda vezvematongerwo enyika veRepublican vaida rutsigiro rwakasimba rweUkraine kupfuura rwaiva rwapiwa nehurumende yaObama. Muna Ndira 2017, "Business Insider" yakashuma kuti "haana kumbobvira asiya" yake "yakagoverwa padivi tafura, kana kutaura pachena pamusangano wevamiriri panguva yemusangano wepuratifomu", asi munaKurume 2017 akabvuma kuCNN kuti, mumashoko eCNN, "Gordon akange arwira mutauro mupuratifomu yeGOP kuti maUkraine asashongedzwe muhondo yavo nevanopandukira Russia". Gordon akataura nezvezano rake rekurerutsa shanduko yakatsanangurwa paUkraine kuti "iyi ndiyo mutauro waida Donald Trump pachake", kunyangwe akaramba kuti Trump aiziva panguva ye "zvinyorwa".