The story behind Gaetz citing Chinese propaganda at a hearing

[Nevilledog]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/02/28/gaetz-hearing-global-times-china/

No paywall
https://archive.is/XidqL

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The moment added some color to an otherwise relatively uncontentious hearing on oversight of U.S. funding for Ukraine. And even aside from the article’s provenance, it was a remarkable document to point to at a congressional hearing.

Gaetz, who has emerged a leading critic of the Ukraine funding, asked Undersecretary of Defense Colin Kahl a number of questions about potential U.S. involvement in Ukraine beyond what is publicly known.

Ultimately, he asked about a far-right military group in Ukraine: “Is the Azov Batallion getting access to U.S. weapons?”

Kahl said he wasn’t aware of such a thing, but he asked whether Gaetz had any information he could address. Gaetz then asked to enter into the record an article from the Global Times and asked if Kahl disagreed with it.

“I’m sorry, this is the Global Times from China?” Kahl asked.

Gaetz initially said no, but then checked and acknowledged, to his apparent surprise, that it was.
“As a general matter, I don’t take Beijing’s propaganda at face value,” Kahl responded.

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[underpants]

1. He cut this part out of his Twitter post on it.

What a colossal self BURN 🔥

[Alexander Of Assyria]

2. The Askov militia IS Nazi, full stop. Would arm domestic Nazi militias if America in same danger?

Tough situation. If and in desperation, probably.

[Nevilledog]

3. Like we arm the neo-Nazis in our military?

[IronLionZion]

7. Ukraine activated such groups as national guard units

because their country is under violent invasion by a foreign military

It would be like the US activating militia groups into our state national guards if Russia or China invaded the US.

[Alexander Of Assyria]

8. Yes, Nazis officially in the military.

[IronLionZion]

14. It's not ideal, but their first priority is to fight off the murderous invaders

did you notice that the president of Ukraine is Jewish?

[AZLD4Candidate]

9. Wow. You really worship at the alter of Jimmy Dore.

Here is Hal Sparks taking apart your pro-Putin talking point piece by piece, the same talking point former TYT and current fake progressive uber loon Jimmy Dore farts out of his noise hole on a regular basis.

[niyad]

10. You are talking about the Azov Regiment, defenders of Mariupol?

[Fla Dem]

4. What the hell is he or his staff reading the Global Times for. Do they have

an undercover operative working on staff feeding him China's propaganda?

[niyad]

11. Probably read the epich times as well.

[Warpy]

12. I doubt they do

He fired off an order to dig up dirt on Ukraine and possible weapons diversion and/or sale on the black market. His staff supplied the article and nobody thought such an article might need to be vetted as to the reliability of the source.

I imagine Gaetz was not pleasant to his staff when he returned because his target knew more about something than he did.

I find stories every day that seem like they'd be great to post but then I start checking sources and have to forget it. Sometimes, more reliable sources pick it up and at that point, I know some fact checking has been done. Until then, nope, I look like enough of an twit already without being helped by some dodgy web source.

[ret5hd]

15. "...because his target knew more about...

something than he did.”

Man, he must stay PERPETUALLY pissed off!”

[NoMoreRepugs]

5. Littlemattie can read?

[Aviation Pro]

6. What a stupid, motherfucking pedophile

Buckethead Gaetz, a moron's moron.

[Pepsidog]

13. Republicans will amplify even the craziest headlines or articles. My BIl sent me

an article about a beheading that was witnessed by Stewie. Had he read the article he would have realized that the witness was a cartoon character from The Family Guy.