The memo went out right after Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine: Republicans who continued to criticize President Joe Biden were by default supporting Putin. Bill Kristol and a lot of others had a meltdown when on February 23 the House Republicans tweeted a photo of Biden walking away from the podium without taking questions, saying, “This is what weakness on the world stage looks like.” “This is what disloyalty at home looks like,” tweeted former RNC Chair Michael Steele.
A couple of days ago, Lincoln Project advisor Stuart Stevens tweeted that Biden was “very methodically saving the world,” adding, “This is a moment he has prepared for his entire life.”
Now the two have come together: Stevens is reacting to a tweet by GOP Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy by accusing him of defending Putin.
These are not Putin gas prices. They are President Biden gas prices.
— Kevin McCarthy (@GOPLeader) March 11, 2022
We know this. We’re sure you’ve seen the graph now charting the price of gas since Inauguration Day. How Putin is responsible for the 2021 rise in gas prices we don’t know.
Think about this. Minority leader of an American political party is defending Putin. What happened to these people that they became so drunk with power they would defend a dictator murdering thousands? Russia invades Ukraine destabilizing energy prices & he blames America? https://t.co/daJ2YVdHg8
— stuart stevens (@stuartpstevens) March 12, 2022
Where is he defending Putin? And he’s not blaming “America,” he’s blaming Biden. McCarthy made that pretty clear.
Did you suffer a brain injury that made you forget the last six months or are you just lying about the fact that gas prices were going up long before Putin invaded Ukraine because you’re a dishonest, shameless streetwalker? https://t.co/8DoI58uVl3
— Varad Mehta (@varadmehta) March 12, 2022
Nowhere in his tweet did he defend Putin, clown. https://t.co/HE6LmvBej8
— RBe (@RBPundit) March 12, 2022
"This is the Putin Price Hike."
"No, it isn't."
"HOW DARE YOU TAKE SIDES WITH A DICTATOR??" https://t.co/4KXg1oyICs
— Jay Caruso (@JayCaruso) March 12, 2022
He isn’t defending Putin, you disgraceful hack. He’s disputing the absurd notion and talking points that these gas prices suddenly skyrocketed when Russia invaded Ukraine. https://t.co/ltuKUcnFCr
— Mike Dury (@MikeDury) March 12, 2022
stuart is silly. he's defending incompetence. putin is following exactly how he manhandled obama over crimea and syria. crimea is the gateway to ukraine https://t.co/qAwXfIZrK4
— DrainTheSwamp⏲ (@DrainedTheSwamp) March 12, 2022
Lol I figured this was coming. If you openly question the "Putin's Inflation" narrative they'll just say you're defending Putin or you're a Putin puppet or whatever. https://t.co/dDLuejjWAR
— Jacob Bloom (@JacobBloom31) March 12, 2022
Stuart is clearly a grifter hoping that his followers are morons https://t.co/nIHF1M0VSO
— TheIndependentProg (@ProgIndependent) March 12, 2022
The White House communications director made it clear this is the #PutinPriceHike, and that’s Biden’s story and he’s sticking to it.
And I couldn't care less about Kevin McCarthy but the Lincoln Project cash flow and projections are down, so they are ramping up the "treason" talk. I've seen plastic wrap less transparent.
— Jay Caruso (@JayCaruso) March 12, 2022
Related:
Lincoln Project advisor explains that President Joe Biden is ‘very methodically saving the world’ https://t.co/goP7z8wfr0
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) March 8, 2022
