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North Carolina Republican Rep. Madison Cawthorn recently called Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky a "thug" and the Ukrainian government "incredibly evil," criticizing the country and its leader as Russia invades it.
Cawthorn's statements were aligned with former President Donald Trump's praise of Russian President Vladimir Putin but in sharp contrast to the United States' broad bipartisan support for Ukraine.
Republicans immediately condemned his comments.
"To my colleague in the House, I would push back and say it's not Ukraine that is invading Russia," said Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst. "It is Russia invading Ukraine."

GOP lawmaker calls Zelensky a 'thug' and Ukrainian government 'incredibly evil' | CNN Politics
North Carolina Republican Rep. Madison Cawthorn recently called Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky a "thug" and the Ukrainian government "incredibly evil," criticizing the country and its leader as Russia invades it.
Calling it now. By summer (and probably earlier), Zelensky will be despised by the majority of "American conservatives", and their media masters and politicians, in the same way Fauci currently is. You're already starting to see it in the sewers of right wing social media...and it will become mainstream in just a few months, as their political leaders continue to praise fascist leaders in other countries.
And the Dems are too weak to do anything about it.