Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.) dug into the eight Republicans who voted to oust former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), claiming the lawmakers “unleashed furies” in the GO…

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    8 months ago

    Dude. Stop. Putin isn’t literally paying them.

    Which btw, makes them seem smarter then they really are.

    Their actions are motivated and influenced based on a mix of stupidity, social media, echo chambers, contarianism, and another dose of stupidity.

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        8 months ago

        Sure, but that’s significantly different then being an actual foreign agent, as evidenced by Sen. Mendez’s indictments.

        Being a useful idiot isn’t a crime by itself, but being an elected official and a foreign agent is.