CPAC Earns Outrage With Deleted Tweet On ‘Ukrainian Occupied Territories,’ Biden’s ‘Gift Giving’: ‘Unfiltered Russian Propaganda’
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The CPAC Twitter account earned outrage after tweeting — and quickly deleting — a message referring to “Ukraine-occupied territories” and referring to President Joe Biden’s “gift-giving” to the country as it deals with an invasion from Russia.
“Vladimir Putin announces the annexation of 4 Ukrainian-occupied territories. Biden and the Dems continue to send Ukraine billions of taxpayer dollars. Meanwhile, we are under attack at our southern border. When will Democrats put #AmericaFirst and end the gift-giving to Ukraine?” the original tweet reads.
Though numerous Republicans have criticized Biden’s financial support to Ukraine, the tweet still earned plenty of backlash, mainly for referring to Ukraine land as “Ukrainian-occupied territories.”
CPAC apologized for the tweet in a statement:
— CPAC (@CPAC) October 1, 2022
MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough referred to it as “unfiltered Russian propaganda.”
“Did CPAC really tweet this unfiltered Russian propaganda?” he tweeted on Saturday. “It accuses Ukraine of ‘occupying’ its own country. Reagan’s example of challenging Russian aggression is mocked as ‘gift-giving’? First Trump, Then Orban, Now Putin.”
Did CPAC really tweet this unfiltered Russian propaganda? It accuses Ukraine of “occupying” its own country. Reagan’s example of challenging Russian aggression is mocked as “gift-giving”? First Trump, Then Orban, Now Putin. pic.twitter.com/Vqp82CJpYf
— Joe Scarborough (@JoeNBC) October 1, 2022
“What could be worse than @cpac and anti-America pigshit [Matt Schlapp] endorsing Putin’s attack on Ukraine and threats against the US? How about deleting the tweet with no explanation? #CPACCowards,” Keith Olbermann wrote in reaction to the tweet.
What could be worse than @cpac and anti-America pigshit @mschlapp endorsing Putin’s attack on Ukraine and threats against the US?
How about deleting the tweet with no explanation? #CPACCowards pic.twitter.com/2ZT1w5iHUU
— Keith Olbermann (@KeithOlbermann) October 1, 2022
“With CPAC’s full-throated support of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the GOP had firmly planted its flag in Authoritarianism,” filmmaker and liberal activist Rob Reiner added.
With CPAC’s full throated support of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the GOP had firmly planted its flag in Authoritarianism.
— Rob Reiner (@robreiner) October 1, 2022
For y’all coming in later, this is the tweet Putin’s little minions at @CPAC deleted: pic.twitter.com/lo1YRjA497
— Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) October 1, 2022
.@CPAC hey did you guys accidentally delete this? Its fine we all saved it for your traitorous asses. I mean you went to the trouble of making a little video and everything. It must be your official position. Right @mschlapp? pic.twitter.com/CKFSNC7sgj
— Fred Wellman (@FPWellman) October 1, 2022
Man, the blowback to CPAC’s vile tweet cheering Putin’s annexation of “Ukrainian-occupied territories” (aka Ukraine) must have been *really* bad for those guys to delete it. Usually they love pissing people off. pic.twitter.com/gEJaCDzWF0
— Helen Kennedy 🌻 (@HelenKennedy) October 1, 2022
CPAC deleted it, but Twitter remembers.https://t.co/JM1Aa6Qg1f pic.twitter.com/NGpPhZvW5N
— Julia Davis (@JuliaDavisNews) October 1, 2022
Deleted but not forgotten https://t.co/SK4NkoTkWY
— David Frum (@davidfrum) October 1, 2022
Some conservative commentators were also critical of the tweet.
Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton blasted the outrage stemming from the tweet, but did acknowledge it was “awkwardly-worded.”
Breaking: Left @twitter reacts like juveniles to awkwardly-worded Ukraine tweet by @CPAC.
— Tom Fitton (@TomFitton) October 1, 2022
Radio host Erick Erickson meanwhile tweeted he was “glad” the tweet was deleted.
I’m glad @cpac deleted that tweet about Ukraine.
— Erick Erickson (@EWErickson) October 1, 2022
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