Last updated on July 18th, 2023 at 02:04 pm
Sen. Lindsey Graham said that by making the Pentagon leaker a hero, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is putting America in danger.
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KARL: She said, Jack Teixeira is white, male, Christian and anti-war. That makes him an enemy to the Biden regime. And he told the truth about troops being on the ground in Ukraine and a lot more.
I mean Tucker Carlson’s kind of turning him into a hero.
What – what do you make of that? Why?
GRAHAM: What they’re suggesting will destroy America’s ability to defend itself. That it’s OK to release classified information based on your political views. That the ends justify the means. It is not OK.
If you’re a member of the military intelligence community and you disagree with American policy and you think you’re going to be OK when it comes to leaking classified information, you’re going to go to jail. It’s one of the most irresponsible statements you could make. The ability for America to gather intelligence from human resources on the ground has been compromised. We can’t have a chaotic intelligence gathering system. If you give us information and it’s disclosed, you can lose your life.
The way we gather intelligence protects our country. There are military members serving today from Georgia and other places who are less safe because of what this airman did.
There is no justification for this. And for any member of Congress to suggest it’s OK to leak classified information because you agree with the cause is terrible irresponsible and puts America in serious danger.
Graham’s comments about Greene reflect the deep and growing divide within the Republican Party on Russia, the war in Ukraine, and US foreign policy.
Sen. Graham was right. Rep. Greene is placing America in serious danger with her support for criminal leakers.
An argument could be made that Greene is the third most dangerous Putin propagandist in the United States behind Donald Trump and Tucker Carlson.
When Lindsey Graham and Democrats are in agreement is a sign of just how dangerous Marjorie Taylor Greene has become.
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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