Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene spoke at a white nationalist convention the place Putin were given a spherical of cheers for invading Ukraine.
Video of white nationalist Nick Fuentes introducing Greene:
A Georgia Republican congresswoman simply spoke at a white nationalist convention the place attendees cheered Russia and Putin. #gapol https://t.co/QU2gT2Sor7
— Greg Bluestein (@bluestein) February 26, 2022
Fuentes additionally mentioned that evaluating Putin to Hitler is a great factor:
“And now they are going on about Russia and ‘Vladimir Putin is Hitler’. They are saying that isn’t a just right factor,” Nick Fuentes says. “I do not need mentioned that. I do not need mentioned that.”
(Sorry people, seeking to get that quote correct and he mumbled.) %.twitter.com/7eOV4T9GrP
— Jared Holt (@jaredlholt) February 26, 2022
Greene, Rep. Paul Gosar, and the standard collection of Republican white nationalists spoke on the tournament.
A democracy is below assault, and Republicans in the US reply by means of praising Putin and selling white nationalism. The similar isolationist white nationalist pro-Hitler voices existed in the US all through Global Warfare II.
The variation between then and now could be that the ones far-right white nationalists have taken over the Republican Birthday celebration.
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has shined a mild at the anti-democratic motion in the US.
Marjorie Taylor Greene is a vocal supporter of the home terrorists who performed the 1/6 assault and has made no secret of her love for Putin and Trump.
The white nationalist Republicans are set to grow to be a good larger risk to the rustic if Democrats don’t display as much as vote in November and Republicans seize the Space majority.
White nationalists and autocrats are cheering Putin. The battle for democracy isn’t simply in Ukraine. It is usually being fought at house in the US.
Mr. Easley is the managing editor. He’s additionally a White Space Press Pool and a Congressional correspondent for PoliticusUSA. Jason has a Bachelor’s Stage in Political Science. His graduate paintings curious about public coverage, with a specialization in social reform actions.
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