Representative Mike Turner ( R- OH) said Sunday on CNN’s” State of the Union” that Russian propaganda has “absolutely” infected the Republican base.
Anchor Jake Tapper said,” Let’s move to Ukraine, an issue that’s important to you and your other Republican Chairman, Michael McCaul, who runs the shape refers commission. This year, Congressman McCaul made a comment about what he claims some liberal media outlets are using Russian advertising. Why it’s so challenging to describe to Democratic voters why backing Ukraine is crucial. He said”, I think Soviet propaganda has made its way into the United States, however, and it’s infected a great part of my group’s center. He praised midnight programs on conventional television channels. Do you concur with him about how serious this issue is?
It is definitely true that we see direct from Russia attempts to cover up messages that are anti-Ukraine and pro-Russia, some of which are also being added to the House floor. Even now, some members of Congress continue to make the mistaken claim that the conflict between Russia and Ukraine is over NATO, which of course is no. Vladimir Putin has made it very clear that his opinion is that this is a fight of a much larger state of Russia to Eastern Europe, putting claiming all of Ukraine’s country as Russia’s, both publicly and privately.
He continued,” Today, the extent that this advertising takes hold, makes it more difficult for us to truly perceive this as an authoritarian versus politics war, which is what it is. Vladimir Putin and President Xi of China both identified as for. We need to have up for politics. We must make sure that we are aware that authoritarian governments rarely stop when they, when they begin to act invading. The U.S. Congress needs help right then, and this is a very crucial time to step up and offer it.
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