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A central part of the Republican talking points in defense of Trump is blaming Ukraine for interfering n the 2016 US elections. How far will the Republicans go in supporting Putin's positions? Is this the same party of Ronald Reagan?
As this article highlights:
Sen McConnel's refusal to take up "the DETER Act, a bipartisan bill that would impose sanctions on Russia if it interferes again in 2020"
Sen Richard Burr: “The president can say that they [Ukraine] meddled because they had a preference, the elected officials,”
Rep Devin Nunes repeated the mantra during the Intelligence committee hearings to which Fiona Hill characterized as “a fictional narrative that has been perpetrated and propagated by the Russian security services themselves.”
...and then there is this:
Tucker Carlson took these arguments to new heights on his show Monday night, not only minimizing Russian involvement in 2016 but questioning why the U.S. was opposing its incursion into Ukraine at all. “I think we should probably take the side of Russia if we have to choose between Russia and Ukraine,” Carlson insisted.
The Russification of the Republican Party
As this article highlights:
Sen McConnel's refusal to take up "the DETER Act, a bipartisan bill that would impose sanctions on Russia if it interferes again in 2020"
Sen Richard Burr: “The president can say that they [Ukraine] meddled because they had a preference, the elected officials,”
Rep Devin Nunes repeated the mantra during the Intelligence committee hearings to which Fiona Hill characterized as “a fictional narrative that has been perpetrated and propagated by the Russian security services themselves.”
...and then there is this:
Tucker Carlson took these arguments to new heights on his show Monday night, not only minimizing Russian involvement in 2016 but questioning why the U.S. was opposing its incursion into Ukraine at all. “I think we should probably take the side of Russia if we have to choose between Russia and Ukraine,” Carlson insisted.
The Russification of the Republican Party