Hours after a Fox News host tossed out an evidence-free conspiracy theory that perhaps the U.S., NATO, or both were behind the apparent coup unfolding in Russia, Marjorie Taylor Greene jumped on the bandwagon.
Greene, who lavished right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones with praise last month, introduced the notion that the United States was behind the rebellion in Russia without directly claiming it's true.
"After our government has been funding a proxy war with Russia in Ukraine for over a year, I sure hope our government isn’t behind a coup attempt currently happening in Russia," the congresswoman tweeted on Saturday, referencing the support the U.S. has given to Ukraine since it was invaded by Russian forces. "Regime change in a nuclear armed country may lead to terrible consequences the American people don’t want."
Her tweet echoes the sentiment of a Truth Social post by former president Donald Trump, who addressed the developments in Russia earlier in the day.
"A big mess in Russia, but be careful what you wish for," Trump wrote, adding that the next in to power in Russia "may be far worse!"
