Tag Archives: Tim Walberg

GOP Rep: My Call To Nuke Gaza Was Just A “Metaphor”

“As a child who grew up in the Cold War Era, the last thing I’d advocate for would be the use of nuclear weapons. In a shortened clip, I used a metaphor to convey the need for both Israel and Ukraine to win their wars as swiftly as possible, without putting American troops in harm’s way. “My reasoning was the …

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GOP Rep. Tim Walberg Suggests US Should Nuke Gaza

The Washington Post reports: A Republican member of Congress appeared to suggest that nuclear weapons should be dropped on Gaza, according to a video from a town hall circulating on social media, but his office maintains that he was speaking metaphorically “to show urgency to defeat these enemies swiftly.” “Why are we spending our money to build a port for …

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GOP Rep: I Didn’t Defend Uganda’s Gay Death Penalty

From the office of GOP Rep. Tim Walberg: Despite inaccurate reports circulating, the transcript clearly shows that Congressman Walberg never endorsed any legislation or law while in Uganda. He did call out the World Bank for repeatedly holding Uganda, a Christian nation, to a different standard than much of the rest of the world. There is an undeniable double standard …

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GOP Rep Pushed “Death To Gays” Law In Uganda

Salon reports: In a little-noticed October speech in Uganda, Rep. Tim Walberg, R-Mich., urged that nation to stand behind its new Anti-Homosexuality Act, which includes the death penalty. Walberg’s remarks came at Uganda’s National Prayer Breakfast. His trip to attend the event was paid for by the secretive U.S. group behind the National Prayer Breakfast. As the keynote speaker of …

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Anti-Lockdown GOP Rep. Tim Walberg Is Ill With COVID

The Detroit Free Press reports: Michigan GOP Rep. Tim Walberg on Monday revealed he has tested positive for the coronavirus, which has now killed more than 240,000 Americans. In a statement, the Republican lawmaker said he learned on Sunday he had tested positive for COVID-19 and that he is experiencing mild symptoms. “It’s been more than a week since I …

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GOP US House Rep. Tim Walberg: If Climate Change Turns Out To Be “Real Problem,” God Will Fix It [VIDEO]

HuffPost reports: Rep. Tim Walberg (R-Mich.) told a constituent last week that God can solve the problem of climate change if the global phenomenon truly exists. The 66-year-old Republican, who is a climate change skeptic, made the remark at a town hall in Coldwater, Michigan, on Friday. “I believe there’s climate change,” Walberg said, according to a video of the …

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