Senator Lindsey Graham says Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is putting America at risk by making a hero of the Pentagon leaker.
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Carl: Jack Teixeira is white, male, Christian and anti-war. That makes him an enemy of the Biden regime. And he told the truth about the troops on the ground in Ukraine and more.
I mean, kind of turning Tucker Carlson into a hero.
What – what do you make of this? why?
GRAHAM: What you’re suggesting is that America will lose its ability to defend itself. It’s okay to release classified information based on your political views. The ends justify the means. It’s not good.
If you’re a member of the military intelligence community and you don’t agree with US policy and think it’s okay to leak classified information, you’re going to go to jail. That is one of the most irresponsible statements you can make. America’s ability to gather information from human resources on the ground has been compromised. We cannot have a chaotic intelligence gathering system. If you give us information and it is revealed, you could lose your life.
The way we collect information protects our country. There are military members serving today from Georgia and elsewhere who are not safe because of what this airman did.
There is no reason for this. And it’s okay for any member of Congress to leak classified information because, if you agree with the cause, it’s grossly irresponsible and puts America in grave danger.
Graham’s comments about Greene reflect deep and growing divisions within the Republican Party between Russia, the war in Ukraine and US foreign policy.
Senator Graham was right. Representative Greene is putting America in grave danger with her support for criminal gangs.
An argument could be made that Greene is the third most dangerous Putin propagandist in the United States, after Donald Trump and Tucker Carlson.
It’s a sign of how dangerous Marjorie Taylor Green is when Lindsey Graham and the Democrats are in agreement.
Jason is the managing editor. He is also a member of the White House Press Pool and Congressional Correspondent for PoliticusUSA. Jason has a bachelor’s degree in political science. His graduate work focused on public policy, with a specialization in social reform activities.
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