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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsMinn. GOP gubernatorial candidate: I never expected Putin's help, "but I'm getting it!"
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Heartland Signal
@HeartlandSignal
Minnesota gubernatorial candidate Scott Jensen tweeted his support for Ukraine. But when he was under attack for spreading COVID-19 misinformation last year, he recognized Russia and Putin as supporters of his quest for the "truth" about coronavirus.
heartlandsignal.com
Minn. GOP gubernatorial candidate: I never expected Putins help, but Im getting it!
Minnesota Republican gubernatorial candidate Dr. Scott Jensen tweeted his support for Ukraine on Feb. 23, the eve of Russias military invasion into the country despite months ago expressing apprec...
10:48 AM · Mar 2, 2022
Heartland Signal
@HeartlandSignal
Minnesota gubernatorial candidate Scott Jensen tweeted his support for Ukraine. But when he was under attack for spreading COVID-19 misinformation last year, he recognized Russia and Putin as supporters of his quest for the "truth" about coronavirus.
heartlandsignal.com
Minn. GOP gubernatorial candidate: I never expected Putins help, but Im getting it!
Minnesota Republican gubernatorial candidate Dr. Scott Jensen tweeted his support for Ukraine on Feb. 23, the eve of Russias military invasion into the country despite months ago expressing apprec...
10:48 AM · Mar 2, 2022
https://heartlandsignal.com/2022/03/02/minn-gop-gubernatorial-candidate-i-never-expected-putins-help-but-im-getting-it/
Minnesota Republican gubernatorial candidate Dr. Scott Jensen tweeted his support for Ukraine on Feb. 23, the eve of Russias military invasion into the country despite months ago expressing appreciation for Russian President Vladmir Putin in a speech last September.
Jensens social media solidarity for Ukraine caused some confusion amongst his supporters. One Twitter user, @DanGleeken, wrote to him in a reply: Youre nuts. Im with Trump on this clearly you are not, referring to former President Donald Trumps praise of Russian President Vladmir Putin. The tweet continued, You just lost my vote for Governor.
The candidates tweet appears to contrast the only other time hes publicly expressed his views on Russia. Last September during a Minnesotas Word of Life Church Faith & Freedom meeting, Jensen discussed how he became Minnesotas most investigated doctor after claiming on Fox News that doctors are encouraged to diagnose patients with COVID-19 for money. (ABC10 fact-checked this claim and found it to be false.)
Though Jensen sparked controversy in the U.S. over his COVID misinformation, he says his claims were well-received when it was broadcast on Moscow news. He said: Moscows making a big deal about, in America, theyre so afraid of the truth that a doctor who tells the truth gets in trouble. And I thought, Well, I never really expected any help from Mr. Putin, but Im getting it.
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Minn. GOP gubernatorial candidate: I never expected Putin's help, "but I'm getting it!" (Original Post)
Nevilledog
Mar 2022
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Faux pas
(14,583 posts)1. ...
2naSalit
(86,061 posts)2. Hope it bites him where it hurts.
dflprincess
(28,057 posts)3. Thanks for this
I amused myself today by posting the link to the Heartliand Signal article on Jensen's twitter feed.
Nevilledog
(50,687 posts)4. It's the little things...