The Republican Party is drawing criticism after its "research" Twitter account posted a video of President Joe Biden reaffirming that Vladimir Putin has no business being in power. It prompted many to ask if they were posting it as a criticism because the GOP believes Putin should stay in power.
It recalls the 2016 decision by the Republican Party to change the platform saying that they will not give weapons to Ukraine in a fight against Russia or rebel forces.
Those in the national security committee platform meeting were on the other side of the issue. A Washington Post report at the time cited platform committee member Diana Denma saying that most wanted to see the GOP support greater sanctions against Russia. It took just a few years for the GOP to flip to support Putin's attempt to takeover northeastern Ukraine, claiming the people there wanted to be in Russia.
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Others, including a former Secretary of Defense, explained Sunday that Biden has been saying what the rest of America already believes.
"He has killed thousands of women be and children. He has put them in a position of starving, kidnapped them, taking them back to Russia. And suddenly Republicans are getting concerned about this particular statement?" said former Secretary William Cohen to CNN about Putin.
See the comments about the RNC below:
You disagree Comrade?— FionaFaye (@FionaFaye) 1648495397
These traitors support Putin and want him to stay in power because they love mass murder and hate America https://twitter.com/RNCResearch/status/1508523986908590087\u00a0\u2026— rabidwvufan\ud83c\udf0a (@rabidwvufan\ud83c\udf0a) 1648506851
neither should literally any member of the GOP. ever again under any circumstance.https://twitter.com/RNCResearch/status/1508523986908590087\u00a0\u2026— the_pines (@the_pines) 1648506640
Wait till you hear what Lindsey Graham said about Putin!!— Octopi in the Sky (@Octopi in the Sky) 1648506811
So the GOP position is war criminal Putin should remain in power???https://twitter.com/RNCResearch/status/1508523986908590087\u00a0\u2026— Brittany \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf2 \ud83c\udfc0\ud83c\udfc1 (@Brittany \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf2 \ud83c\udfc0\ud83c\udfc1) 1648505983
Unlike the RNC, I believe that Putin shouldn't remain in power.https://twitter.com/RNCResearch/status/1508523986908590087\u00a0\u2026— Aaron Parnas (@Aaron Parnas) 1648505699
RNC, the party that supports dictators.https://twitter.com/RNCResearch/status/1508523986908590087\u00a0\u2026— Joshua Berkstresser (@Joshua Berkstresser) 1648506915
Feeling threatened?pic.twitter.com/QB8rJWj3wh— Stan Diego \ud83c\udf3b (@Stan Diego \ud83c\udf3b) 1648506782
why the hell is this a bad or incorrect statement... please enlighten us all.— Wyatt (@Wyatt) 1648506797
The GOP is the Party of Putin, no question.https://twitter.com/RNCResearch/status/1508523986908590087\u00a0\u2026— Mike \ud83c\udf3b\ud83c\udf3b\ud83c\udf3b\ud83c\udf3b\ud83c\udf3b\ud83c\udf3b\ud83c\udf3b\ud83c\udf3b\ud83c\udf3b\ud83c\udf3b\ud83c\udf3b\ud83c\udf3b\ud83c\udf3b\ud83c\udf3b\ud83c\udf3b\ud83c\udf3b\ud83c\udf3b\ud83c\udf3b\ud83c\udf3b\ud83c\udf3b (@Mike \ud83c\udf3b\ud83c\udf3b\ud83c\udf3b\ud83c\udf3b\ud83c\udf3b\ud83c\udf3b\ud83c\udf3b\ud83c\udf3b\ud83c\udf3b\ud83c\udf3b\ud83c\udf3b\ud83c\udf3b\ud83c\udf3b\ud83c\udf3b\ud83c\udf3b\ud83c\udf3b\ud83c\udf3b\ud83c\udf3b\ud83c\udf3b\ud83c\udf3b) 1648506426
So desperate to attack Democrats they defend actual tyrants\n\nThe GOP is living proof of why Washington was against political partieshttps://twitter.com/RNCResearch/status/1508523986908590087\u00a0\u2026— BoostedSteel&FireLiberal (@BoostedSteel&FireLiberal) 1648506955
I think the russian troll farms actually have the keys to the rnc accounts https://twitter.com/RNCResearch/status/1508523986908590087\u00a0\u2026— nirak (@nirak) 1648506576
This is the Republican Party saying that it's bad to want Putin, a bloodthirsty dictator, out of power.\n\nReally saying the quiet part out loud here. https://twitter.com/RNCResearch/status/1508523986908590087\u00a0\u2026— Virginia Teen Democrats (@Virginia Teen Democrats) 1648497013
Everyone will be dunking on this for the next few hours, so form an orderly line and, please, no shoving. \n\nRemember: If you're in line when Twitter closes, they still have to let you dunk!https://twitter.com/RNCResearch/status/1508523986908590087\u00a0\u2026— Kevin M. Kruse (@Kevin M. Kruse) 1648506179
