GOP Rep: Russian Propaganda Has “Infected” The GOP

The Daily Beast reports:

Appearing on CNN’s State of the Union, Rep. Mike Turner (R-OH) affirmed a fellow Republican colleague’s statement that pro-Russia and anti-Ukraine messaging had penetrated the party base in Congress.

That colleague, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chair Mike McCaul (R-TX), criticized conservative news outlets when he said, “Russian propaganda has made its way into the United States, unfortunately, and it’s infected a good chunk of my party’s base.”

Turner agreed. “Oh, it’s absolutely true,” the Ohio Republican told CNN’s Jake Tapper. “We see directly coming from Russia attempts to mask communications that are anti-Ukraine and pro-Russia messages, some of which we even hear being uttered on the House floor.”

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.@RepMikeTurner tells me it’s “absolutely true” that Russian propaganda has “infected” a portion of the GOP base, calling out “anti-Ukraine and pro-Russia messages, some of which we even hear being uttered on the House floor.” pic.twitter.com/CXhHhpUHmR

— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) April 7, 2024