Intel Chair Turner: ‘Absolutely true’ that Russia propaganda has infected US Congress
Intel Chair Turner: ‘Absolutely true’ that Russia propaganda has infected US Congress
House Intelligence Committee Chair Mike Turner (R-Ohio) stressed the expansive reach of Russian propaganda and said Sunday it has even presented itself on the floor of the U.S. Congress. In an inte…
House Intelligence Chair Mike Turner (R-Ohio) on Sunday stressed the expansive reach of Russian propaganda and said it has even presented itself on the floor of the U.S. Congress.
In an interview on CNN’s “State of the Union” with Jake Tapper, Turner said he agreed with Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas), chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, who singled out conservative news outlets and said, “Russian propaganda has made its way into the United States, unfortunately, and it’s infected a good chunk of my party’s base.”
“Oh, it’s absolutely true,” Turner told Tapper about McCaul’s remarks. “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.”
“I mean, there are members of Congress today, who still incorrectly say that this conflict between Russia and Ukraine is over NATO which of course it is not,” Turner said. “Vladimir Putin having made it very clear, both publicly and to his own population, that his view is that this is a conflict of a much broader claim of Russia, to Eastern Europe, and including claiming all of Ukraine territory as Russia’s.”
It's nice to see a republican admitting this. It would be better if he would name names and admit that it goes beyond taking the propaganda bait. It would be nice if he would say "Congressman _____" regurgitates Russian propaganda and may be compromised.
Easier to list the complement of that set.
So all the Maga madmen ?
I don't feel like this headline goes far enough. It's not Congress in general. It's one specific party in Congress. The article calls it out:
Turner said he agreed with Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas), chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, who singled out conservative news outlets and said, “Russian propaganda has made its way into the United States, unfortunately, and it’s infected a good chunk of my party’s base.”
Yeah biggest duhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh of 2024
Surprising to see a Republican actually admit it though. He must be trying to pull a Mitt Romney, and hoping to get some moderate votes, hoping they've forgotten everything he's done to damage the country
Pretty sure this goes back to Reagan.
Plenty does. Though I'd argue this particularly goes back to the Wall Street putch at least. Fascists in and around the Republican party had their coup plot exposed. And received no punishment for it. Instead one of the implicated parties went on to run for Senate and win. With his son and grandson eventually achieving the presidency. And all but the vaguest of details surrounding the incident completely scrubbed from history.
Our fascists love the modern fascist government of Russia. And want to accomplish similar here. The only reason they disliked the USSR before is because they perceived it as a threat to them. Through a lot of the parties empty rubric of being about and for the people of Russia. And not just another authoritarian power structure like them. Borrowing the terminology of the left. With no real desire or will to carry it out.
Of the last ten years tbh
That is a chair turner.
But seriously, no shit.
The Republican Party is infected. Anyone trying to hinder aid to Ukraine is doing Putin’s bidding.
Marjorie Taylor Cyclops
I'd like to hear what the AMD chair has to say before I jump to conclusions.
He'll say it faster, for a lower salary, but with a high fever.
Should we submerge him in mineral oil when he gives his testimony?
No, silly, this isn't about the company Intel, "Intel" is referring to the government position "House Intelligability Chair". He translates what the Republican representatives are saying so that the rest of us can understand it.
Oh, so it's not about Intel? Should we be demanding a reply from NVidia then?
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thinkhope, everyone understands it's about intelligence but... them jokes)
“conservative news outlets”? Isn’t CNN now pretty much a conservative news outlet?
No
I believe the CEO taking them that direction has been replaced.
"The Russian oligarchs are taking over!" - US oligarchs probably
All this fear of Russian propaganda but nobody in the US government talks about the localized corporate propaganda that’s a far bigger threat to the US and the world at large.
Bernie and AOC used to, but Bernie seems to have given up, and AOC is looking out for her career now. Tulsi Gabbard used to too but I don’t even know what her deal is anymore.
They don’t need to hide it and they aren’t interested in trying. Russia owned the presidency and currently owns a good chunk of our representatives, with a really good shot at owning the presidency once again. I’m not sure how you can get further compromised if you tried. Whatever their objectives, I don’t see how you couldn’t achieve them from this position.
This is the best summary I could come up with:
House Intelligence Chair Mike Turner (R-Ohio) on Sunday stressed the expansive reach of Russian propaganda and said it has even presented itself on the floor of the U.S. Congress.
In an interview on CNN’s “State of the Union” with Jake Tapper, Turner said he agreed with Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas), chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, who singled out conservative news outlets and said, “Russian propaganda has made its way into the United States, unfortunately, and it’s infected a good chunk of my party’s base.”
“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.”
Turner said the propaganda has made it increasingly more difficult to pass Ukraine aid and to present a clear picture of a battle between democracy and authoritarianism.
“Now, to the extent that this propaganda takes hold, it makes it more difficult for us to really see this as an authoritarian versus democracy battle, which is what it is.
Ukraine needs our help and assistance now and this is a very critical time for the US Congress to step up and provide that aid,” Turner continued.
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"infection" politics is probably nota healthy paradigm, and may encourage a certain kind of puritanistic/cleansing fascism.
Better to say Russia has the ear of some congress members, or that their propaganda extends to some, or something more specific like that.
Joseph McCarthy wants his 'Russians everywhere' paranoia back.
They decided to be the Russians they wanted to see in the world