Former GOP Rep Slammed For Comparing Navalny With Trump
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A former Republican congressman came under fire Friday after he compared the death of a prominent Vladimir Putin critic to the many criminal accusations made against former president Donald Trump.
Lee Zeldin took to X, formerly Twitter, on Friday to make a post meant as a tribute to Russian dissident Alexei Navalny, who died in a Russian jail while serving a 19-year sentence on extremism charges.
Zeldin, who served New York from 2015 to 2023 before running a failed gubernatorial campaign, decided to mourn Navalny by comparing his situation to Trump’s current legal problems:
“As the world reflects on the murder of Alexei Navalny at the hands of Putin, it’s worth remembering that Democrats are actively doing Biden’s bidding as they also try to imprison his chief political opponent, Donald Trump, remove him from the ballot, and ensure he dies in prison.”
As the world reflects on the murder of Alexei Navalny at the hands of Putin, it’s worth remembering that Democrats are actively doing Biden’s bidding as they also try to imprison his chief political opponent, Donald Trump, remove him from the ballot, and ensure he dies in prison. https://t.co/FdLJUR9w4u
— Lee Zeldin (@LeeMZeldin) February 16, 2024
Considering that Navalny was a political prisoner fighting for democracy and Trump attempted to stop a peaceful transfer of power, many people on social media were shocked by Zeldin’s post.
And many people didn’t mince words, including former Republican congressman Joe Walsh.
What the fuck is wrong with you? https://t.co/ykcbX1yotr
— Joe Walsh (@WalshFreedom) February 16, 2024
Others piled on Zeldin.
Lee, with all do respect, you’re better than this.
Eat a bowl of… https://t.co/aNz73fKZqZ— Adam Kinzinger (Slava Ukraini) 🇺🇸🇺🇦🇮🇱 (@AdamKinzinger) February 16, 2024
What a ridiculous comparison. https://t.co/czq28f6VsJ
— Kaitlan Collins (@kaitlancollins) February 16, 2024
What a lowlife piece of sh*t!
Americans watched in realtime as Trump’s domestic terrorists attacked the Capitol and as boxes of classified documents were carted out of his country club and as a parade of his stooges tried to steal the election. There’s no comparison to Putin. https://t.co/s8WJ6n78Bp— Moe Davis (U.S. Air Force, Retired) (@ColMoeDavis) February 16, 2024
In this perverse analogy, Trump is the heroic Navalny, Biden is like the murderous Putin (who poisons anyone who speaks out against him), and America’s system of justice is akin to Russia’s show trials. Gotcha.
(Honestly, their creative, if devious, spin and projection is… https://t.co/jBXM5F2k6Z— Matt Lewis (@mattklewis) February 16, 2024
There’s no way you just compared Navalny’s death to the orange hag being indicted for committing felonies, have some shame you piece of shit https://t.co/1xMCcXy3uj
— TimRyanFan 🇺🇸 (@TimRyanFan) February 16, 2024
The problem with this tweet is that almost all of the people who will testify against Trump will be Republicans, many of them people he hired. And it’s not Democrats asking the USSC to enforce the 14th amendment. https://t.co/aBsqZHxGdN
— Dave Thul (@davethul) February 16, 2024
Trump and Trump alone is responsible for his criminality and you know it. You’re a disgusting asshole https://t.co/164SlsUmKM
— REDDOG (Mrs.) now on Threads and Post💉😷 🇺🇦🌻 (@ReddogOHIO) February 16, 2024
It’s becoming increasingly clear that Russia is winning the information war within the US. GOP politicians - who know better - are amplifying Kremlin garbage. We are in deep, deep trouble. https://t.co/RZsglBxCmU
— Alyssa Farah Griffin (@Alyssafarah) February 16, 2024
Zeldin eventually responded to one post critical of him and claimed that President Joe Biden “and his loyalists” are trying to deny Americans the right to choose who they want in the White House.
He added, mocking language from liberal group Meidas Touch: “These extremist Democrats have no bottom. How shameful. How disgusting.”
There is no greater threat to democracy than Biden and his loyalists trying to deny Americans the right to choose for themselves who they want to elect in November as their next President.
These extremist Democrats have no bottom. How shameful. How disgusting. https://t.co/L7cSCVx8NR— Lee Zeldin (@LeeMZeldin) February 16, 2024