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highplainsdem

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Fri Mar 4, 2022, 09:11 PM Mar 2022

New, damning Republican Accountability Project ad to air on Fox News - Tucker Carlson's show






https://www.huffpost.com/entry/republican-group-trump-putin_n_6221babae4b012a2628885f3


A Republican group is taking to the airwaves of Fox News to remind the right-wing network’s viewers that just last week, Donald Trump loved Russian President Vladimir Putin’s plan to attack Ukraine.

A new ad from the Republican Accountability Project replays Trump’s praise of Putin as “genius” and “savvy,” then juxtaposes the former president’s words against footage of the devastation in Ukraine:

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The spot will run during Tucker Carlson’s show next week. Carlson, like Trump, has also repeatedly defended and praised Putin, and ― also like Trump ― is now attempting to backpedal.

The Republican Accountability Project said another right-wing network, Newsmax, refused to air the ad.
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