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House intelligence chair says Republicans are ‘absolutely’ repeating Russian propaganda
(www.theguardian.com)
Duh. Now can we do something about it?
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They've been willingly regurgitating Russian Propaganda direct from the Kremlin for a very long time.
Because they're traitors.
So name the Russian propaganda and the people repeating it.
Trump and the insurrectionist squad
Yes, but it would help if talking points where specifically noted and the people propagating them.
Right and then - Hey there go the goalposts. Who woulda thunk it. Pass.
Naming and shaming should NOT be too much to ask. In fact, it should be step fucking one of this shit. Name and shame. Fuck off with accidentally running cover for evil morons.
We can start with the Republicans that went to Russia over the July 4th break a couple years ago. Rand Paul was the ringleader there.
Those traitors can fuck right off.
Who’s running cover for these turd circus clowns? Asking for examples when the past eight years are awash in them is not asking in good faith. Like, seriously, you can’t guess where to look, like at all? Not even in an internet search? Yeah right. Fuck off.
They didn't ask for examples from incredulity. People asking for names and examples understand that the court system needs actual evidence of actual crime.
Do you want to just shake your finger at horrible people and say, "shame", or actually figure out who said what and if what was illegal?
The fact you do not understand how holding someone to account means ACCOUNTING what they've done, you have some problems. This isn't fucking time to hide peoples' names.
Of course they are. Did we not see the old FOX news host literally go over to Russia to interview Putin and lap up every last bit of propaganda he fed him? They've been on Russian propaganda for years now.
Keeping saying it out loud. Who is saying the Russian propaganda too?
This is the best summary I could come up with:
Mike Turner, the chairperson of the US House intelligence committee, says some of his fellow Republicans are “absolutely” repeating Russian propaganda on the chamber floor, echoing a similar claim made recently by another rightwing American lawmaker.
“It is absolutely true we see, directly coming from Russia, attempts to mask communications that are anti-Ukraine and pro-Russia messages, some of which we even hear being uttered on the House floor,” the Ohio congressman told CNN’s State of the Union show.
His comments Sunday came days after Michael McCaul, chairman of the House foreign affairs committee, told Puck News that misinformation in favor of Russian interests had found a foothold among his fellow Republicans.
Both Turner and McCaul in their respective interviews suggested that pro-Putin propaganda was as hostile to the US’s position on the world stage as the threats posed by the regimes of Xi Jinping, China’s president, and Kim Jong-un, North Korea’s leader.
Though Turner did not single out any members of Congress or his party Sunday, his remarks came after Marjorie Taylor Greene, the far-right Georgia representative, recently filed a motion to oust Mike Johnson from his role as House speaker if the Louisiana Republican moved forward with a Ukraine aid bill.
Turner on Sunday expressed his belief that Johnson was not at “any risk” of having the speaker’s gavel wrested from him by what he called members of the “chaos caucus … who are seeking attention for themselves and trying to stop all of the important work in Congress”.
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I think the simplest explanation here is that they're getting it from their voters....who are getting it from Russian propaganda, but they just don't care so long as they get reelected.
They haven't gotten shit from their voters in decades. They manufacture the issues then loop them on repeat in right wing media
If they could operate without any voters at all, they would...
They’re workin’ on it
Give them a few months. Throwing out election results they don't like is a huge priority for them this year.
The simplest answer is that they are getting it from Russian Propagandists. They repeat it because it riles their base and gets them engagement.
honestly they just seem to wanna pull another kissinger, no matter the cost
Thank God there is an intelligence chair in there.