GOP Rep Calls Zelensky 'Thug', Blasts 'Evil' Ukraine Gov't for 'Pushing Misinformation' on US
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Despite the Democratic Party and the GOP nearly constantly squabbling over differences, both sides of the aisle are generally united in their condemnation of Russia's military operation in Ukraine.
Representative Madison Cawthorn (R-NC) has put forth a description of the Ukrainian government and President Volodymyr Zelensky that does not fall in line with usual American sentiments about the Ukrainian officials these days.
Cawthorn was caught on camera, calling Zelensky a "thug", and slamming his government as "incredibly evil". It was not clear where and when the video was filmed.
"Zelensky is a thug", the Republican lawmaker is heard saying. "Remember that the Ukrainian government is incredibly corrupt and is incredibly evil and has been pushing woke ideologies".
.@CawthornforNC:
— The Republican Accountability Project (@AccountableGOP) March 10, 2022
“Zelenskyy is a thug. Remember that the Ukrainian government is incredibly corrupt and is incredibly evil and has been pushing woke ideologies.”
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After swiftly receiving a wave of condemnation over his statements, including from his fellow Republicans, Cawthorn took to Twitter, this time to slam the Russian president.
"The actions of Putin and Russia are disgusting", he wrote. "But leaders, including Zelensky, should NOT push misinformation on America. I am praying for Ukraine and the Ukrainian people. Pray also we are not drawn into conflict based on foreign leaders pushing misinformation".
He also shared an article titled "World War Reddit", that, among other things, said that "the vast majority of West-facing misinformation in this conflict [between Russia and Ukraine] has poured out of Ukraine". In particular. it pointed to reports about the alleged Ukrainian jet dubbed "Ghost of Kiev" that has purportedly downed 6 Russian planes all on its own, and the infamous "Snake Island massacre" where all the "heroically dead" Ukrainian soldiers turned out to be alive.
According to Cawthorn, "propaganda is being used to entice America into another war".
"I do not want Americans dying because emotions pushed us into a conflict", he said.
The United States said it does not plan to send American troops to Ukraine, where Russia launched a military operation in late February to "demilitarise and de-Nazify" its neighbour. This sentiment was echoed by the NATO alliance, who said that it does not view itself as a party to the conflict.
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