Ukraine-bashing Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene has claimed Jack Teixeira is being prosecuted for being ‘white, Christian and anti-war.’
The Republican Congresswoman, who represents Georgia’s 14th district, went on an unhinged social media tirade attacking the FBI for bringing the case.
Greene took to Twitter to praise the 21-year-old for having ‘told the truth’ about Vladimir Putin‘s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
The leaked files detailed possible weapons deliveries to Ukraine, as well as outlining the number of foreign intelligence agents inside the country.
Greene, a 48-year-old Republican lawmaker, wants to end all US support for Ukraine immediately
Jack Teixeira, 21, appeared in court in Boston earlier on Friday to face charges of illegally leaking classified US intelligence
FBI agents arrested Teixeira at his mother’s home in North Dighton, Massachusetts on Thursday
‘Jake Teixeira is white, male, Christian, and antiwar,’ she wrote, spelling his first name incorrectly. ‘That makes him an enemy to the Biden regime.’
‘He told the truth about troops being on the ground in Ukraine and a lot more,’ the 48-year-old added. ‘Ask yourself who is the real enemy?’
Greene alleged that the Biden administration and the Pentagon ‘have been caught lying about the war they are funding and fighting against Russia.’
She said the White House was plotting to tighten regulation of social media after the leak in what she called ‘full government censorship.’
Her series of social missives cam e as the National Guard member appeared in court in Boston, Massachusetts to face two charges of leaking classified information.
Greene, an advocate of ending US military support to Ukraine, has repeatedly parroted pro-Moscow talking points since Russia’s full scale invasion began.
She has made the bogus claim that the Ukrainian government is overrun by Nazis, and accused Kyiv of embezzling Western financial support.
The Congresswoman argues that US aid, currently some $77 billion according to the Kiel Institute for the World Economy, should be spent on fighting illegal immigration.
She has demanded that the US government carry out stricter checks and an audit of where the money is going.
‘We should be forging peace in Ukraine, not funding war and getting swindled by Zelensky and his cronies,’ Greene added, echoing Moscow’s stance on ending the conflict.
But American military personnel, led by Brigadier General Garrick Harmon, have been in Ukraine since last year tracking arms deliveries.
One of the leaked files laid out US concerns about how Ukrainian weapons stocks were being depleted
Greene has accused Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky, without evidence, of embezzling Western financial support
A grisly video showing a Wagner fighter beheading a Ukrainian soldier appeared online earlier this week
But Mike Lawler, a Republican representing New York’s 17th district, slammed Greene’s backing for Teixeira, branding him ‘an enemy of America.
‘Leaking classified documents, especially this sensitive in nature, is a crime and he should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.’ Lawler said.
‘His conduct is indefensible and should be universally condemned,’ he added.
Greene has boasted of voting against further support for the Ukrainian military despite evidence of war crimes committed by Vladimir Putin’s troops.
Just earlier this week, a grisly video emerged online earlier this week showing a pro-Kremlin Wagner mercenary beheading a Ukrainian soldier.
UN investigators have also uncovered evidence of deliberate attacks on civilians, rape and torture by the Russian army.
