Rep. Madison Cawthorn Calls Zelensky a ‘Thug,’ Says Ukrainian Government is ‘Incredibly Evil’

• Rep. Madison Cawthorn Calls Zelensky a ‘Thug,’ Says Ukrainian Government is ‘Incredibly Evil’
  by Felicia Sonmez and Mariana Alfaro, https://www.washingtonpost.com/
  Rep. Madison Cawthorn (R-N.C.) recently called Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky a “thug” and said the Ukrainian government is “incredibly evil,” in remarks that are at odds with the broad bipartisan support for Ukraine among American lawmakers and the public amid Russia’s invasion.
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  “Remember that Zelensky is a thug. Remember that the Ukrainian government is incredibly corrupt, and it is incredibly evil, and it has been pushing woke ideologies,” Cawthorn told supporters at a recent event in North Carolina, according to video published Thursday by Raleigh-based TV station WRAL.
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  Cawthorn, 26, is on his first term in the House and is a vocal supporter of former president Donald Trump, who has recently praised Russian President Vladimir Putin’s handling of the invasion as “genius” and “savvy.”
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