“There are members of Congress today who still incorrectly say that this conflict between Russia and Ukraine is over NATO,” Rep. Mike Turner said.
Rep. Mike Turner agreed Sunday that some of his fellow members of Congress were parroting Russian propaganda in discussing the Russia-Ukraine war on the House floor.
Speaking on CNN’s “State of the Union,” the Ohio Republican said: “There are members of Congress today who still incorrectly say that this conflict between Russia and Ukraine is over NATO, which of course it is not. Vladimir Putin having made it very clear, both publicly and to his own population, that his view is that this is a conflict of a much broader claim of Russia to Eastern Europe, including claiming all of Ukrainian territories as Russian.”
Turner was responding to a question from host Jake Tapper about a statement by Rep. Mike McCaul (R-Texas) in an interview with Puck News’ Julia Ioffe that Russian propaganda had “infected” the Republican Party’s base.
“To the extent that this propaganda takes hold, it makes it more difficult for us to really see this as an authoritarian versus democracy battle, which is what it is,” Turner said.
Some House Republicans, most notably Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.), have pushed to prevent Congress from approving more aid to Ukraine, with Greene threatening to hold a vote to remove House Speaker Mike Johnson should he hold a vote on Ukraine aid.
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Russian talking points being heard on House floor, Ohio Republican says https://t.co/vWMyAlfZSF
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House INTELLIGENCE Chair Mike Turner is the second GOP member of Congress to admit that Russian propaganda is 'being uttered on the House floor'
"Russian propaganda has made its way into the USA, , and it’s infected a good chunk of my party’s base."https://t.co/zQ3mAiefX8— Resolute Square (@ResoluteSquare) April 7, 2024
Putin is responsible for destroying churches, killing many Christians, and turning the Russian Orthodox Church into an arm of the state.
But he’s cruel to LGBT people and ethnic minorities in an aggressive, violent white identity politics. And that’s what she means by “Christian” https://t.co/X0Itrd5Nj7— Nicholas Grossman (@NGrossman81) April 9, 2024
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