Why it matters that Ted Cruz endorsed Russian propaganda (again)

[Nevilledog]

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.@MaddowBlog: Sen. Cruz once again made a conscious choice to promote Russian propaganda.

Why it matters that Ted Cruz endorsed Russian propaganda (again)
In 2019, Ted Cruz faced some pushback after endorsing Russian propaganda for partisan purposes. In 2021, he's done it again.
msnbc.com
11:04 AM · May 21, 2021

https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/why-it-matters-ted-cruz-endorsed-russian-propaganda-again-n1268121?cid=sm_npd_ms_tw_ma

A couple of years ago, U.S. officials invested a fair amount of time reminding American elected officials about the dangers of promoting Russian disinformation. In fact, the New York Times reported in November 2019 that U.S. intelligence professionals specifically informed senators and their aides that Russia was engaged in a lengthy campaign "to essentially frame" Ukraine for Moscow's attack against our 2016 elections.

It was against this backdrop that Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), just a couple of weeks after the Times' report ran, appeared on NBC News' "Meet the Press" and told Chuck Todd that Ukraine "blatantly interfered" in our elections.

As the Texas Republican almost certainly knew, this wasn't true. But more important was the fact that Cruz thought it'd be a good idea to echo Russian disinformation, on purpose, in order to advance the Trump White House's twisted partisan agenda.

In other words, the Kremlin hoped to undermine American interests with bogus claims, and the junior GOP senator from Texas decided to play along because he believed Moscow's message suited his agenda.

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[Haggard Celine]

1. Well, in Ted's defense, that Russian dude was hot,

so I can see why he preferred that ad.

[grumpyduck]

2. I so wish the FBI

would investigate his sorry ass and find out he has a secret offshore bank account funded by the Russians.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

3. Congrats Brian Williams, you hit a nerve!

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[dalton99a]

4. Kremlin Cruz