Gunny
03-07-2022, 10:31 AM
An incredibly stupid thing for a sitting US Senator to say. Even if it's correct.
https://www.politico.com/news/2022/03/04/psaki-shuts-down-lindsey-grahams-calls-to-assassinate-putin-00014337
The White House on Friday shut down Sen. Lindsey Graham’s calls for the assassination of Vladimir Putin, as the Russian president continues to escalate his attack on Ukraine.
“That is not the position of the United States government and certainly not a statement you’d hear come from the mouths of anybody working in this administration,” White House press secretary Jen Psaki said, when asked for a response to the South Carolina Republican’s commentary.
Graham called for a Julius Caesar-style killing of Putin on Twitter late Thursday, referring to Brutus, a historical figure who assassinated Caesar. He also referenced Claus von Stauffenberg, an army officer who attempted and failed to kill Adolf Hitler. The suggestion drew ire from members of Congress, from Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) to Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), (https://twitter.com/tedcruz/status/1499615452934414340?s=20&t=nvq0nU0Oc7bCy6ImKclv3Q) who called Graham’s comment an “incredibly bad idea” and said, “we should not be calling for the assassination of heads of state.”
https://www.politico.com/news/2022/03/04/psaki-shuts-down-lindsey-grahams-calls-to-assassinate-putin-00014337
The White House on Friday shut down Sen. Lindsey Graham’s calls for the assassination of Vladimir Putin, as the Russian president continues to escalate his attack on Ukraine.
“That is not the position of the United States government and certainly not a statement you’d hear come from the mouths of anybody working in this administration,” White House press secretary Jen Psaki said, when asked for a response to the South Carolina Republican’s commentary.
Graham called for a Julius Caesar-style killing of Putin on Twitter late Thursday, referring to Brutus, a historical figure who assassinated Caesar. He also referenced Claus von Stauffenberg, an army officer who attempted and failed to kill Adolf Hitler. The suggestion drew ire from members of Congress, from Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) to Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), (https://twitter.com/tedcruz/status/1499615452934414340?s=20&t=nvq0nU0Oc7bCy6ImKclv3Q) who called Graham’s comment an “incredibly bad idea” and said, “we should not be calling for the assassination of heads of state.”