When It Comes to Ukraine, Why Are Republicans So Anxious to Play Putin's Game?
When Senator John N. Kennedy of Louisiana went with a group of fellow Republican lawmakers to celebrate the Fourth of July in Moscow (yes, Moscow) last year, they met with Russian counterparts in what the Russian press described as a “secret room.” Konstantin Kosachev, chairman of Russia's Foreign Affairs Committee, said that Sen. Kennedy had promised to deliver a "tough message" about Russia’s interference in U.S. elections, but when it was his turn to speak, “he had absolutely nothing to say.”
Now the Republicans have plenty to say, and most of it benefits the Kremlin. Indeed, the Republicans of Donald Trump’s regime and the Russians of Vladimir Putin’s often sing in amazing harmony.
When Kennedy was interviewed Sunday by Chris Wallace on Fox News he gave us a striking example of synchronicity. Kennedy, who was educated at Vanderbilt, the University of Virginia and Oxford University’s Magdalen College, and ought to know better, readily echoed a fable spawned by the Russian security services.
“Who do you believe was responsible for hacking the DNC [Democratic National Committee] and [Hillary] Clinton campaign computers, their emails?” Wallace asked. “Was it Russia or Ukraine?” To which Kennedy replied, “I don’t know, nor do you, nor do any others.”
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