The claim made by U.S. Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene alleging that the FBI had plans to “assassinate” former President Donald Trump in 2022 has found an eager audience in Moscow’s state-controlled media, in a striking development. Greene’s assertion, largely dismissed by many in the U.S. as baseless, has been embraced and disseminated by Russian propaganda outlets as fact.
One prominent Kremlin-affiliated newspaper headlined its coverage with “The FBI planned to kill Donald Trump: details revealed in the USA,” citing Greene, who is described as a “popular” Republican congresswoman. This narrative has been proliferated by major state-run entities like RIA Novosti and Sputnik, amplifying Greene’s unfounded accusation to a wider international audience.
The spread of Greene’s assertion illustrates a repetitive tactic of the Russian media to utilize polarizing remarks from American political figures. This method works to stir up conflict and bolster storylines portraying the U.S. as turbulent and entangled in domestic strife. Through amplifying Greene’s declaration, Moscow’s media apparatus seeks to erode the legitimacy of American democratic institutions and law enforcement bodies.
Marjorie Taylor Greene, a controversial figure known for her incendiary rhetoric, made the claim during an interview without providing substantive evidence to support her assertion. This did not deter Russian outlets from amplifying the message. The claim was picked up and treated as a legitimate news story, with no critical examination or context provided about the source’s credibility or the lack of supporting evidence.
“This would actually be funny if it wasn’t so stupid and dangerous,” Kimmel said through nervous laughter on his Wednesday night show.The Georgia congresswoman made this claim after court files were unsealed on Tuesday in Mr Trump’s classified documents case, which included orders relating to when the FBI searched Mar-A-Lago in 2022 and seized hundreds of documents.
The operation order in the newly-unsealed filing stated that “Law enforcement officers of the Department of Justice may use deadly force when necessary.” “Which is a standard operating procedure whenever the FBI execute a search warrant,” Kimmel explained. “But in the MAGA-verse, it is a plot to kill Donald Trump.”
In the U.S., Greene’s statement was met with skepticism and disapproval from various quarters. However, the Russian media’s embrace of the claim that a broader pattern of leveraging American political controversies to further their own geopolitical narratives.
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