Matt Gaetz

Over the past five years, it's become sadly common for Republicans at every level to repeat Russian talking points and support dictator Vladimir Putin.

[Center for Civil Liberties](https://ccl.org.ua/en/claims/euromaidan-sos-honest-answers-to-the-most-common-questions-about-azov-in-the-west/) states: “The short answer to the question is no, Azov is not a neo-Nazi regiment.” It’s no longer a militia. might be called a “militia.” And just like militias in the U.S., from the Michigan Militia to the Oath Keepers to the Proud Boys, the group attracted members that were fond of guns, God, and Hitler. Gaetz tried to lay this trap about Azov not out of real concern over the unit’s beliefs, but entirely because just asking the question supports Putin’s efforts to create a fracture in America’s solid support for Ukraine. What Gaetz was pushing involved a report that the Azov battalion in Ukraine was a recipient of U.S. Before the battalion became local heroes for their defense of Mariupol in both 2014 and 2022. Racist and antisemitic attitudes weren’t universal, but they were certainly tolerated, even in some of the symbols used by that militia. their actions must be highly consistent with the party.” In short, while Western media are beholden to the truth, PRC media are beholden to the Chinese Communist Party. But even setting aside that he was holding an article from what has been described as China’s “24/7 propaganda machine,” there’s another issue here: What was Gaetz trying to ask? It’s like a propaganda grand slam: something that could only be achieved by someone who both lacks all regard for morality, and is also gullible enough to completely overlook the source of a convenient lie. That was enough for Gooden to demand that she be investigated for "loyalty.” Many of them are not even hiding from the fact that they celebrate the brutal Russian authoritarian oligarchy. [Hunter](https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2023/2/28/2155501/-House-primetime-hearing-on-Chinese-Communist-Party-threats-likely-to-be-another-conspiracy-o-rama) reported, last week Republicans fuming over the threat of those Chinese communists devolved into Rep.