On day three of the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene used her speaking time, speaking to and before an audience of conservative activists from across the country, to go after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s recent remarks regarding America’s continued involvement in the conflict against Russia.
Greene firmly said that Zelensky should keep his “hands off our sons and daughters,” drawing almost immediate media criticism.
Republican sharply criticized US involvement in funding and providing billions in aid and arms to Ukraine’s fight against invading Russian forces, saying it would only escalate a potential war between the United States and Russia.
His specific choice of words refers to a recent series of Remarks made by the President of Ukraine in February, in which he said that if Ukraine fell to Russia, other nations (including NATO members) could suffer the same fate.
TOMORROW!
I speak on the main stage of @CPAC at 10:00 a.m.
You don’t want to miss my big announcement!! pic.twitter.com/gVhfahRmzv
— Marjorie Taylor Greene 🇺🇸 (@mtgreenee) March 2, 2023
What Zelensky said that triggered it
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At a recent press conference on the first-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Zelensky said, “The United States will never abandon NATO member states. If it happens that Ukraine, due to various opinions and the weakening – exhaustion – of assistance, loses, Russia will enter the Baltic states, NATO member states, and then the United States will have to send their songs and their daughters, just the same way we send their sons and daughters to war.
“And they will have to fight,” he continued, “because this is NATO we are talking about. And they will die, God forbid, because it’s a horrible thing. I wish peace and Ukrainian support to the United States.
Greene told the CPAC audience that she would remain “determined not to say any money to Ukraine, and that this country needs to find peace, not war.”
“And while I’m looking at a camera and telling Zelensky directly, you better not touch our sons and daughters because they’re not dying there,” she added.
Marjorie Taylor Greene tells Zelensky, ‘Leave your hands off our sons and daughters’
“No money for Ukraine, and this country needs to find peace, not war. And while I’m looking at a camera and saying straight to Zelensky, you better not touch our sons and daughters… https://t.co/BMyYj9LZ5u pic.twitter.com/V2ilJM8xJ7
— Deplorable4trump2024 (@PTRUMPFORTX2020) March 3, 2023
Liberals go wild
Obviously, as soon as he finished his speech, the Liberals began to criticize him and those present.
“Foreign policy fools,” tweeted Kos every day Pennyfarthing from Aldo’s contributor. “CPAC participants act like trained seals. Guess MTGreene threw them away [fish] after every pro-Putin statement.
Crazy about foreign policy. CPAC participants act like trained seals. I imagine MTGreene threw them 🐟🐟 after every pro-Putin statement. 👉Marjorie Taylor Greene has CPAC crowd loudly booing Zelensky as she quotes misleading viral clip https://t.co/IGUONXEUdJ
— Aldous J Pennyfarthing “Pedal or perish” (@AJPennyfarthing) March 3, 2023
Democratic strategist Greg Pinelo added, “Putin will do whatever he can to help the Republicans steal the 2024 election. His agents are in place,” spreading misinformation by referring to the debunked conspiracy theory claiming that the 2016 Trump campaign colluded with Russia to “steal” the 2016 election victory from failed candidate Hillary Clinton.
Putin will do whatever he can to help the Republicans steal the 2024 election. His agents are in place. https://t.co/s4JFZNCFQx
— Greg Pinelo (@gregpinelo) March 3, 2023
Greene demands accountability
More than a week ago, Greene had announcement she intended to introduce a bill that would force an audit of all taxpayer dollars that were provided to Ukraine during its year-long dispute.
Greene said, “This is going to force Congress to give the American people an audit,” she said during an interview with Fox News’ Tucker Carlson. “And that’s exactly what the American people need, an audit of Ukraine, because we have no idea where all that money is going.”
She also added that “The only border they [Democrats] care about Ukraine, not the southern border of America. Under the Republicans, not a penny will go to Ukraine. Our country comes first. They don’t care about our border or our people.
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