Biden uses Russian propaganda to shame Republicans for questioning more Ukraine aid: 'That's a Russian speaking'



President Joe Biden is using Russian propaganda to shame Republicans for not backing down and sending $61 billion more in taxpayer money to Ukraine.

At a joint press conference with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Biden parroted Russian state TV news anchors who have allegedly celebrated Republicans not authorizing the money no questions asked.

"It's stunning that we've gotten to this point. You know, we need to fully appreciate — fully appreciate — how this is being viewed around the world and being used by Russia," Biden said.

"Russian loyalists in Moscow celebrated when Republicans voted to block Ukraine's aid last week," he continued. "The host of a Kremlin-run show literally said, 'Well done, Republicans That's good for us.' Let me say that again: The host of a Kremlin-run show said 'Well done, Republicans. That's good for us.' That's a Russian speaking. If you're being celebrated by Russian propagandists, it might be time to rethink what you're doing."


The inverse, of course, is also true: If you're using Russian propagandists to shame your own countrymen, perhaps it's time to rethink what you're doing.

Biden went on to declare that "history will judge harshly those who turn their back on freedom's cause," suggesting Republicans have done just that. But it's not clear how Republicans have turned their back on freedom.

It also remains to be seen how Biden will be judged for prioritizing Ukraine over domestic issues that directly impact Americans, like the border crisis.

Biden, Zelenskyy, and Democrats frame Ukraine funding as an existential problem that, if left ignored, will inaugurate the second coming of the Soviet Union. It's total fearmongering, of course, but Biden's crusade against Republicans ignores the reasons why Republicans are skeptical of sending more money to Ukraine.

Not only have U.S. taxpayers already sent $111 billion to Ukraine — only for Ukraine to end up in a stalemate — but Biden is refusing to give Americans a clear strategy for a Ukrainian victory, which is more important than ever as American support for Ukraine wanes.

The lack of clearly defined strategy allows Biden to dodge accountability. Clearly, throwing money at the problem hasn't worked thus far. Why should Americans believe that more of their hard-earned dollars will make a difference now? That Biden will not answer the question without fearmongering is telling.

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US accuses Zero Hedge of spreading Russian propaganda. Website fires back at 'hit piece.'



U.S. intelligence officials have accused the libertarian-leaning financial website Zero Hedge of spreading Russian propaganda, though the website vigorously denies the accusation.

Anonymous officials who spoke with the Associated Press on Tuesday alleged that Zero Hedge, which has 1.2 million readers, published articles created by Moscow-controlled media. The officials pointed to multiple articles that criticized U.S. warnings about a possible Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Some of those articles were authored by people affiliated with the Strategic Culture Foundation, a group sanctioned by the Biden administration last year for allegedly participating in Russian interference in the 2020 U.S. election, according to the AP. The officials said the foundation's leadership takes direction from the SVR, the Russian foreign intelligence service.

Recent Zero Hedge articles cited by the AP include the headlines: “NATO Sliding Towards War Against Russia In Ukraine,” “Americans Need A Conspiracy Theory They Can All Agree On,” and “Theater Of Absurd... Pentagon Demands Russia Explain Troops On Russian Soil.”

In a written response published Tuesday, Zero Hedge called the AP article a "hit piece" and said it has "been singled out for pursuing non-establishment groupthink."

"Well, now we've done it — we've angered the CIA, and for what? For publishing views that challenge the conventional narrative," Zero Hedge wrote.

The post noted that there is "no actual accusation that Zero Hedge works directly with anyone tied to Russia or its intelligence apparatus." The officials quoted by the AP did not say whether they believed Zero Hedge knew of any alleged links to spy agencies and they did not allege a direct link between the website and Russia.

Zero Hedge told the AP it seeks to “publish a wide spectrum of views that cover both sides of a given story.”

"[T]his website has never worked, collaborated or cooperated with Russia, nor are there any links to spy (or any other) agencies," Zero Hedge emphasized in its response.

Zero Hedge said that the Strategic Culture Foundation "periodically guest posts on its website along with hundreds of other sources of alternative information." The website added that one of the main writers for the foundation, Alastair Crooke, is "a former high ranking MI6 figure and UK diplomat, i.e., a former British spook."

"Perhaps he is now a double agent working for Putin after spending decades spying for the UK?” Zero Hedge wrote.

Zero Hedge told the AP the Strategic Culture Foundation is "one of our hundreds of contributors — unlike Mainstream Media, we try to publish a wide spectrum of views that cover both sides of a given story."

The intelligence officials said three other websites have ties to the FSB, Russia's federal security service.

“These sites enable the Russian government to secure support among the Russian and Ukrainian populations,” one official said. “This is the primary vector for how the Russian government will bolster support domestically for an invasion into Ukraine.”

If Trump mentions Hunter Biden's emails, Joe Biden likely to cry 'Russian misinformation' at debate



President Donald Trump is very likely to use the emails and text messages regarding Hunter Biden's overseas business dealings that have allegedly been exposed in reports from the New York Post to confront Joe Biden in the final debate. That became very evident on Thursday afternoon when there were reports that Trump's special guest to Thursday's presidential debate would be Tony Bobulinski, Hunter's former business partner. The Biden campaign may have tipped off how the Democratic presidential candidate will counter the potentially damaging accusations at Thursday night's debate.

Kate Bedingfield, deputy campaign manager and director of communications for the Biden campaign, provided some insight on how the former vice president may respond to criticisms from President Trump regarding Hunter Biden's alleged business dealings in Ukraine and China.

"If we see tonight from Donald Trump these attacks on Vice President Biden's family, I think we need to be very, very clear that what he's doing here is amplifying Russian misinformation," Bedingfield told reporters during a pre-date press call.

Bedingfield added that the campaign expects Trump "to continue to bully," and Biden is prepared for those attacks.

Top Democrats, such as House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) and Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), have already claimed, without evidence, that the allegations against Hunter Biden are Russian misinformation.

"Well, we know that this whole smear on Joe Biden comes from the Kremlin. That's been clear for well over a year now that they've been pushing this false narrative about the vice president and his son," Schiff claimed in an interview with CNN's Wolf Blitzer.

Murphy proclaimed, "Joe Biden — and all of us — SHOULD be furious that media outlets are spreading what is very likely Russian propaganda." Murphy added that Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani "is effectively a Russian asset now."

The Director of Intelligence John Ratcliffe dismissed the claims that the alleged emails from Hunter Biden's laptop are Russian propaganda.

"Let me be clear, the intelligence community doesn't believe that, because there's no intelligence that supports that, and we have shared no intelligence with Chairman Schiff or any other member of Congress that Hunter Biden's laptop is part of some Russian disinformation campaign — it's simply not true," Ratcliffe said.

Joe Biden dismissed the reported emails from Hunter Biden's laptop that was allegedly left at a repair shop.

"This is the same garbage Rudy Giuliani, Trump's henchman. It's the last-ditch effort in this desperate campaign to smear me and my family," Biden told WISN-TV. "Even the man who served with him on that committee, the former nominee for the Republican Party, said there's no basis to this, and you know, and all and the vast majority [sic] of the intelligence people have come out and said there's no basis at all."

DOJ, FBI agree: Hunter Biden email stories are not Russian propaganda



The government's top law enforcement agencies agree that explosive stories related to Hunter Biden and a laptop computer hard drive that allegedly belonged to him are not part of a Russian disinformation campaign.

What's the background?

One week ago, controversy exploded after the New York Post published its first story related to that hard drive. The story claimed Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden met with a top executive from Burisma, the Ukrainian natural gas company where Biden's son, Hunter Biden, once worked.

Previously, Joe Biden had stated that he never discussed his son's overseas business dealings.

Immediately, top Democrats and the media began to construct a narrative: The explosive stories are Russian propaganda designed to sink Biden's presidential campaign.

But Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe threw cold water on that theory.

"Let me be clear, the intelligence community doesn't believe that, because there's no intelligence that supports that, and we have shared no intelligence with Chairman [Adam] Schiff or any other member of Congress that Hunter Biden's laptop is part of some Russian disinformation campaign — it's simply not true," Ratcliffe said Monday.

What are the FBI and DOJ saying?

The Department of Justice and FBI reportedly agree with Ratcliffe's assessment.

"FBI & DOJ concur w/ Ratcliffe that Hunter Biden's laptop & the emails in question weren't part of a Russian disinformation campaign," Fox News producer Sean Langille reported Tuesday.

The FBI also reportedly confirmed that it does, indeed, have possession of the laptop computer from where the hard drive originated, as the Post originally reported, according to Langille.

#BREAKING: A senior federal law enforcement official tells @JakeBGibson1) FBI & DOJ concur w/ Ratcliffe that Hunte… https://t.co/sPNQMRXIWg
— Sean Langille (@Sean Langille)1603231342.0

The Washington Examiner separately confirmed Langille's reporting.

Additionally, Langille reported that a federal law enforcement official told Fox News host Martha MacCallum that the emails contained on the hard drive are "authentic," adding that federal law enforcement "may have not been looked at right away when it was received."

MORE: @marthamaccallum is told by a Federal Law Enforcement Official that the emails are “authentic.”And that the… https://t.co/E6HXUzcMWW
— Sean Langille (@Sean Langille)1603233077.0

"The IC and DOJ are in lock-step on this: there is absolutely zero evidence or intel that the laptop or the information contained therein is a Russian op. Schiff and the former officials making unfounded statements or signing their names to open letters are proving themselves to be the gang who couldn't shoot straight," a senior intelligence official told the Examiner.

Last week, Joe Biden said the stories are part of a "smear campaign."

However, neither the Biden campaign nor Hunter Biden have denied a single material fact from any of the Post's stories or any report related to the hard drive, which suggests, of course, that the stories are true.

Meanwhile, Joe Biden has refused to answer additional questions about the hard drive. On Monday, his campaign called a lid until Thursday's debate.

Putin touts ‘common values’ shared by Democrats and communists

Democratic leaders in the United States have a bank of “common values” with the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, according to Russian President Vladimir Putin.