'Putin’s favorite senator' Ron Johnson scorched for claiming Dems weakened Ukraine by impeaching Trump
U.S. Senator Ron Johnson (R-WI), already a well-known as a far right wing conspiracy theorist, is coming under strong criticism after falsely claiming top Democrats weakened Ukraine by impeaching Donald Trump.
Ron Johnson blames Vindman, Pelosi, and Adam Schiff for weakening Ukraine with Trump\u2019s impeachmentpic.twitter.com/61KmZlFy7W— Acyn (@Acyn) 1645976687
Lead House impeachment manager Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) responded by calling Johnson “confused,” and saying, “Sit this one out, Senator.”
“It was Trump who withheld military aid from Ukraine. It was Trump who demanded a ‘favor’ from Zelenskyy in exchange for the aid. It was Trump who weakened Ukraine. And it was Senator Johnson who voted to acquit.”
Johnson dared to double down with more falsehoods, claiming Schiff had no “Russian collusion evidence.”
Ukraine wishes you would have sat 2017-2020 out when you appeared over 467 times for over 57 total hours lying bold faced to America and the world about Russian collusion evidence you never had.
You helped weaken and make Ukraine vulnerable.
Attorney and former FBI Special Agent Asha Rangappa went after Johnson:
My dude: You used your position as a senator to push the lie that Ukraine, not Russia, interfered in the 2016 election. That lie was fed to you by -Russian intelligence-. The FBI warned you. You blew them off.\n\nTo recap: You acted as a witting Russian agent. This. Is. On. You.*https://twitter.com/SenRonJohnson/status/1498026076123148288\u00a0\u2026— Asha Rangappa (@Asha Rangappa) 1646056566
Noted political scientist Norman Ornstein jumped in, declaring Johnson “Putin’s favorite senator. A Putin lickspittle. A useful idiot to Russia. Ladies and Gentlemen, Ron Johnson!”
Others blasted Johnson as well.
Some reminded the Wisconsin Republican he (and other GOP Senators) infamously “celebrated American independence in Russia,” and called him “a Russian sympathizer and a traitor.”
Comrade Ron are you happy now.\nFu**Putin and these 8 's https://twitter.com/SenRonJohnson/status/1498026076123148288\u00a0\u2026pic.twitter.com/nPqk08jWo6— Thinking Out Loud (@Thinking Out Loud) 1646059621
Others called Johnson “a Russian asset,” and still others asked questions about Johnson’s ties to Putin and Russia.
Former Lincoln Project Executive Director Fred Wellman:
Lies. Trump and his collaborators denied lethal aid for Ukraine. Johnson is clearly trying to cover his ass. What is he hiding? Why is he so desperately trying to spin what we saw? After the Soviet Union fell we learned a lot about what they'd done. What will we find on Ron?https://twitter.com/SenRonJohnson/status/1498026076123148288\u00a0\u2026— Fred Wellman (@Fred Wellman) 1646059151
Journalist and former staff writer at The New Yorker James Surowiecki:
Ron Johnson has yet to explain how investigating Trump's ties to Russia "weakened" Ukraine.https://twitter.com/SenRonJohnson/status/1498026076123148288\u00a0\u2026— James Surowiecki (@James Surowiecki) 1646057935
And veteran journalist Dan Rather asked the most important question:
Shall we Google Ron Johnson and Russia?https://twitter.com/Acyn/status/1497960912665206794\u00a0\u2026— Dan Rather (@Dan Rather) 1645981688
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