Last updated on July 18th, 2023 at 01:48 pm
It was chaos on Fox News as Maria Bartiromo, and Stephen Miller pushed Putin propaganda, and Sen. Lindsey Graham came on the same show and trashed it.
Lindsey Graham Causes Chaos At Fox News
Video of Stephen Miller on Sunday Morning Futures:
Stephen Miller floats the Putin propaganda that Ukraine should be a neutral country and not join NATO, "It is worth considering whether or not to publicly propose the condition of a negotiated settlement that includes Ukrainian neutrality." pic.twitter.com/NYidTeFS2i
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— Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) March 13, 2022
Miller claimed that Ukraine should give Putin what he wants and pledge to be neutral and not join NATO. Earlier in the same show, Bartiromo claimed that many Americans view Putin as a partner, not an enemy.
Lindsey Graham was on the very next segment of Bartiromo’s show and trashed the Russian propaganda:
Lindsey Graham goes on Fox News just after Maria Bartiromo and Stephen Miller spread Putin propaganda. and trashes the idea that Ukraine should be neutral pic.twitter.com/VoF56SfCHp
— Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) March 13, 2022
Graham said, “I think I smell a sell-out coming when it comes to Ukraine. Your last guest mentioned neutrality. Putin does not want a neutral Ukraine, he wants to eradicate Ukraine. If you don’t believe me, listen to him. He gave a speech last year what are region surrounding Russia to re-create the former soviet union. I will be dead set against any bill that requires the Ukrainian people to recognize half of the Ukraine belongs to Russia by force of arms. If there is any chemical weapons used by Putin, that would be a war crime and I would be supportive of a no-fly zone as a response to that.”
Graham then went on to criticize Biden because, in his mind, nothing outside of whacking Putin will be doing enough.
Fox News is in a state of messaging whiplash and chaos when it comes to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The Trump propagandists like Miller, Bartiromo, Carlson, and Hannity are firmly behind Putin.
Meanwhile, most Republicans in Congress are supporting Ukraine like Lindsey Graham.
Fox News is torn between the Putin GOP led by Donald Trump and the traditional Cold War-era Republican foreign policy.
The political war within the Republican Party is playing out live on Fox.
Jason is the managing editor. He is also a White House Press Pool and a Congressional correspondent for PoliticusUSA. Jason has a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science. His graduate work focused on public policy, with a specialization in social reform movements.
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