GET ME REWRITE: These 5 GOP members of Wisconsin's US House delegation stand with Putin on Ukraine

All 5 vote 'nay'.

Putin photo credit:  Maxim Shemetov (Aljazeera)

Headline:  Slate, 4/20/2024

It was a notable moment—and a telling one, as the House gets ready for a contentious vote on aid to Ukraine. The vote is being loudly protested by far-right politicians including Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, who is pushing to oust House Speaker Mike Johnson from his role over the issue. 

It’s not the first time Republican lawmakers have accused their colleagues of essentially being Russian pawns. But as far-right rabble-rousers in the Republican Party have increasingly advocated against continued support of Ukraine—and even some mainstream Republicans no longer interpret Russian aggression as a ruthless threat to democracy and the international order—the most extreme lawmakers appear to be mirroring the Kremlin’s own propaganda.  [emphasis added}

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