Amazing.
Politico is reporting that members of the House GOP — after making fellow Republican and Ukraine-born Rep. Victoria Spartz part of the face of its response on the crisis — have soured on her after she DARED to express an opinion on “Zelenskyy & his inner circle, fearing she’s fueling the MAGA wing’s Ukraine skepticism.”
Even worse? Her remarks have triggered involvement from the intelligence community to set her straight:
NEW: House GOP aghast at one of their own — Ukraine-born Rep. Victoria Spartz — for her attacks on Zelenskyy & his inner circle, fearing she’s fueling the MAGA wing’s Ukraine skepticism.
The U.S. intel community is now getting involved
w/ @Olivia_Beavershttps://t.co/VqhROxFfv9
— Andrew Desiderio (@AndrewDesiderio) July 15, 2022
I would bet she knows a lot more about Ukraine than the anonymous hacks quoted here:
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She supposedly had a classified briefing on the matter a few days ago:
The Biden administration is now wading in — another sign of growing worries that Spartz’s posture could fracture the Western alliance.
Intel officials are planning to brief Spartz about her Zelenskyy/Yermak claims in a classified setting this morning.
— Andrew Desiderio (@AndrewDesiderio) July 15, 2022
From Politico:
“Spartz’s critics think she’s being played by those who aim to weaken the Western alliance. They fear Trump-aligned R’s will point to her remarks to justify their Ukraine skepticism & that she’s dredging up old dirt at a time when Ukrainians are putting their domestic fights aside.”
Spartz’s critics think she’s being played by those who aim to weaken the Western alliance. They fear Trump-aligned R’s will point to her remarks to justify their Ukraine skepticism & that she’s dredging up old dirt at a time when Ukrainians are putting their domestic fights aside
— Andrew Desiderio (@AndrewDesiderio) July 15, 2022
Right? How about they report on exactly what they have a problem with?
This is very weird and troubling. Seems this Ukrainian GOP Congresswoman isn’t allowed to have her own opinion on Zelensky—notice how her criticisms aren’t event mentioned, other than to say they’ve been discredited.
And now “the intelligence community is getting involved”? https://t.co/E5K2HQHp9v
— David Reaboi, Late Republic Nonsense (@davereaboi) July 15, 2022
What a mess:
This is absolutely scary stuff. A backbencher congresswoman—one who’s actually Ukrainian!—can’t have her own opinion about the conflict, because it’s damaging to the war effort? The bipartisan foreign policy consensus in DC is a threat to the country.
— David Reaboi, Late Republic Nonsense (@davereaboi) July 15, 2022
Before the article dropped, Rep. Spratz made it clear that her “Congress must be proactive: implement proper oversight and joint task force for Ukraine”:
Anyone saying accountability is not necessary is "pro-Kremlin".
Congress must be proactive: implement proper oversight and joint task force for Ukraine.@SpeakerPelosi, @SenSchumer, @POTUS Bidenhttps://t.co/vYPOzY8jvZ
— Rep. Victoria Spartz (@RepSpartz) July 14, 2022
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