Intel Chair Turner: ‘Absolutely true’ that Russian propaganda has infected US Congress

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Home Intelligence Committee Chair Mike Turner (R-Ohio) burdened the expansive attain of Russian propaganda and stated Sunday it has even offered itself on the ground of the U.S. Congress.

In an interview on CNN’s “State of the Union” with Jake Tapper, Turner stated he agreed with Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas), chair of the Home Overseas Affairs Committee, who singled out conservative information retailers and stated, “Russian propaganda has made its manner into the US, sadly, and it’s contaminated a great chunk of my get together’s base.”

“Oh, it’s completely true,” Turner advised Tapper about McCaul’s remarks. “We see straight coming from Russia makes an attempt to masks communications which are anti-Ukraine and pro-Russia messages, a few of which we even hear being uttered on the Home flooring.”

“I imply, there are members of Congress in the present day, who nonetheless incorrectly say that this battle between Russia and Ukraine is over NATO, which in fact it isn’t,” Turner stated. “[Russian President] Vladimir Putin having made it very clear, each publicly and to his personal inhabitants, that his view is that it is a battle of a wider declare of Russia, to Japanese Europe, and together with claiming all of Ukraine territory as Russia’s.”

Turner stated the propaganda has made it more and more tougher to go Ukraine help and to current a transparent image of a battle between democracy and authoritarianism.

“Now, to the extent that this propaganda takes maintain, it makes it tougher for us to actually see this as an authoritarian versus democracy battle, which is what it’s. President Xi [Jinping] of China, Vladimir Putin himself have recognized it as such,” Turner stated.

“We have to arise for democracy. We have to make sure that we all know that authoritarian regimes by no means cease once they begin an aggression. Ukraine wants our assist and help now and it is a very essential time for the U.S. Congress to step up and supply that help,” Turner continued.