Putinite Republicans are disgracing America

By Dan Hannan

Published October 9, 2023 4:05am ET

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Putinite Republicans are disgracing America — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, center, poses for a photo with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy of Calif., left, and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries of N.Y., at a closed-door meeting with members of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 21, 2023. | (AP Photo)

Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) was a victim of Russian propaganda. Not directly, of course. The Kremlin has more immediate things to worry about than who is the speaker of the House of Representatives. But the vote to oust him was the culmination of years of dezinformatsiya aimed at discrediting news sources, unsettling political structures, and disorienting voters.

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