The White House shut down Sen. Lindsey Graham’s calls for the assassination of Putin. “That is not the position of the United States government,” White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Friday.
The White House on Friday shut down Sen. Lindsey Graham’s calls for the assassination of Vladimir Putin, as the Russian president continues to escalate his attack on Ukraine.
Graham called for a Julius Caesar-style killing of Putin on Twitter late Thursday, referring to Brutus, a historical figure who assassinated Caesar. He also referenced Claus von Stauffenberg, an army officer who attempted and failed to kill Adolf Hitler. The suggestion drew ire from members of Congress, from Rep. Ilhan Omar to
“Is there a Brutus in Russia? Is there a more successful Colonel Stauffenberg in the Russian military?”“The only way this ends is for somebody in Russia to take this guy out. You would be doing your country — and the world — a great service.”
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