Politico: GOP puts MTG 'on an island' over Pentagon leaker case

[brooklynite]

Even her fellow Hill conservatives appear unwilling to join Marjorie Taylor Greene in defending the Air National Guardsman accused of leaking a trove of classified documents related to the Ukraine war and other national security matters.

Greene drew an early jab from within the GOP for downplaying the severity of 21-year-old Jack Teixeira’s alleged leak of classified information through the gamer-friendly platform Discord. While Fox News’ Tucker Carlson joined her in expressing sympathy for Teixeira, the Georgia Republican hasn’t gotten any backup so far from Capitol Hill’s right flank, a group that has been plenty skeptical about continuing unabated U.S. aid to Ukraine.

The leaker’s actions were “a crime,” Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), who opposed a multi-billion-dollar Ukraine aid package last year, said in an interview. “I just think that that’s wrong.”

“It’s a separate conversation whether a lot of this stuff is over-classified — that’s probably true. And it’s a separate conversation about whether or not this administration has misled the public about what’s happening in Ukraine — that’s probably true,” Hawley said.


https://www.politico.com/news/2023/04/19/gop-mtg-pentagon-leaker-00092794

[Walleye]

1. There's only one Republican whose opinion she cares about, and she wants to be his running mate

Ya just can’t be too pro-Russian for Trump

[JanLip]

2. I don't even want to imagine

What would happen If it comes to President trump and vice President mtg. Now I must go and drink bleach. 🤮🤮🤮

Jan