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Can you guess who said this?
“I really do believe the intel and the briefings that we’ve gotten,”
“I think that Vladimir Putin would continue to march through Europe if he were allowed. I think he might go to the Balkans next. I think he might have a showdown with Poland, or one of our NATO allies.”
If so, he added, we might find ourselves sending troops to defend allies from Putin later.
#Ukraine #MikeJohnson
https://newrepublic.com/article/180808/mike-johnson-pro-ukraine-speech-maga-deep-state-lie
Mike Johnson’s Shockingly Pro-Ukraine Speech Really Sticks It to MAGA
The House speaker’s comments wrecked one of the far right’s most ridiculous, reprehensible tropes.The New Republic
Alex Finley looks at the revelation that the Russians have been paying a wide network of European politicians to spout pro-Russia, anti-Ukraine rhetoric and asks if this can be happening in the US, too. He concludes:
"It is naïve to think the same pattern does not exist in the United States, given the ample evidence of coordinated pro-Russian talking points from several Republican politicians."
#Russia #Putin #Republicans #MarjorieTaylorGreene #MikeJohnson
https://newrepublic.com/article/180630/russia-corruption-network-europe-buying-politicians-america
Russia Is Buying Politicians in Europe. Is It Happening Here Too?
A former CIA officer explains how a vast, pro-Putin corruption network uncovered in Europe is a warning sign for the U.S.The New Republic
#BodyLanguageExpert #BodyLanguage #MikeJohnson #DonaldTrump #BehaviorAnalysis
Foreign Secretary #DavidCameron has seemingly failed to persuade #Trump to support the $60 bln military aid package for #ukraine After trying to convince him at a private dinner at #maralago Cameron was then denied a meeting with House Speaker #MikeJohnson.
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/apr/09/david-cameron-trump-ukraine-aid
David Cameron seemingly fails in bid to persuade Trump on Ukraine aid
In trip to Mar-a-Lago, British foreign secretary urged ex-president to recognise US interest in not rewarding Putin for land seizurePatrick Wintour (The Guardian)
Via Matthew Gertz:
Johnson called into Fox from a secured location within the Capitol complex he refused to disclose after rioters stormed the building on #Jan6. https://mediamatters.org/fox-news/flashback-would-be-speaker-mike-johnsons-fox-interview-trumps-mob-stormed-capitol
Aaron Rupar:
#MikeJohnson describes January 6 insurrectionists as "people who were just there and happened to be walking through the building"