Minn. GOP gubernatorial candidate: I never expected Putin's help, "but I'm getting it!"

[Nevilledog]

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Minnesota gubernatorial candidate Scott Jensen tweeted his support for Ukraine. But when he was under attack for spreading COVID-19 misinformation last year, he recognized Russia and Putin as supporters of his quest for the "truth" about coronavirus.

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Minn. GOP gubernatorial candidate: I never expected Putin’s help, “but I’m getting it!”
Minnesota Republican gubernatorial candidate Dr. Scott Jensen tweeted his support for Ukraine on Feb. 23, the eve of Russia’s military invasion into the country despite months ago expressing apprec...
10:48 AM · Mar 2, 2022

https://heartlandsignal.com/2022/03/02/minn-gop-gubernatorial-candidate-i-never-expected-putins-help-but-im-getting-it/

Minnesota Republican gubernatorial candidate Dr. Scott Jensen tweeted his support for Ukraine on Feb. 23, the eve of Russia’s military invasion into the country despite months ago expressing appreciation for Russian President Vladmir Putin in a speech last September.

Jensen’s social media solidarity for Ukraine caused some confusion amongst his supporters. One Twitter user, @DanGleeken, wrote to him in a reply: “You’re nuts. I’m with Trump on this – clearly you are not,” referring to former President Donald Trump’s praise of Russian President Vladmir Putin. The tweet continued, “You just lost my vote for Governor.”

The candidate’s tweet appears to contrast the only other time he’s publicly expressed his views on Russia. Last September during a Minnesota’s Word of Life Church Faith & Freedom meeting, Jensen discussed how he became Minnesota’s “most investigated doctor” after claiming on Fox News that doctors are encouraged to diagnose patients with COVID-19 for money. (ABC10 fact-checked this claim and found it to be false.)

Though Jensen sparked controversy in the U.S. over his COVID misinformation, he says his claims were well-received when it was broadcast on Moscow news. He said: “Moscow’s making a big deal about, in America, they’re so afraid of the truth that a doctor who tells the truth gets in trouble. And I thought, ‘Well, I never really expected any help from Mr. Putin, but I’m getting it.’”

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[Faux pas]

1. ...

[2naSalit]

2. Hope it bites him where it hurts.

[dflprincess]

3. Thanks for this

I amused myself today by posting the link to the Heartliand Signal article on Jensen's twitter feed.

[Nevilledog]

4. It's the little things...