Opinion: Romney is right: MAGA Republicans are 'almost treasonous'

[Wicked Blue]

Washington Post
By Jennifer Rubin
Columnist

Donald Trump spent four years (plus a year campaigning) cozying up to and helping further the geopolitical aims of Russian President Vladimir Putin. If Putin had handpicked an agent to be president of the United States, he could hardly have expected better results; Trump certainly exceeded any expectations Putin might have had with his disparaging NATO, extorting Ukraine by withholding military aid, leaving Russia’s election-meddling unpunished, inviting Putin back into the Group of Seven and attacking our own intelligence community. To this day, the defeated former president continues to praise Putin (“smart”), and continues to denigrate the United States (“dumb”) and our allies.

Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah), ridiculed as a presidential candidate in 2012 for identifying Russia as our primary international foe (he was premature but prescient), on Sunday called out Putin’s admirers in his own party as “almost treasonous”:

he divisions within the GOP are stark and becoming unsustainable. In the first group are a tiny handful of Republicans who opposed Trump, supported his impeachment (at least the second one), condemned his assaults on the NATO alliance and denounced his Putin-worship. Other than Romney, Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) has remained a consistent defender of democracy and opponent of Trump and Putin — and Cheney has been merciless when it comes to their apologists. (“As Russian forces invade Ukraine, Russian TV features Donald Trump, Mike Pompeo and Tucker Carlson praising Putin,” she tweeted on Friday. “Putin is evil. Every American watching what’s happening in Ukraine should know that.”)

On Sunday, she declared on CBS’s “Face the Nation” that we have seen “impressive progress” with sanctions on Russia and praised the unity of the alliance, while making constructive suggestions for further steps (e.g., freezing out the Russian central bank and sanctioning oligarchs’ families).

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/02/28/treasonous-republicans-romney/
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[FalloutShelter]

1. Except for that "almost" part.

[Lovie777]

2. "Almost" . ....

bullshit

[IngridsLittleAngel]

3. "Almost"...

And Babe Ruth was "almost" a good player.

One word too many there, Mittens. And I'll give you a hint: It's not Republicans, MAGA or treasonous.

[madaboutharry]

4. Not almost, they are treasonous.

This is the problem with Romney, he always uses weasel qualifiers when he is speaking. He has to make sure he hangs on to his party, even if it is by his fingernails.

[lees1975]

5. "If Putin had handpicked an agent to be President of the United States?"

He did exactly that.