House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and California Rep. Barbara Lee compared Russia's invasion of Ukraine to an "Assault" on democracy in the U.S. "We talked about the fact that the invasion, the assault on Ukraine, was an assault on democracy. Barbara [Lee] took the time to talk about assaults on our democracy in our own country," Pelosi said during a grassroots volunteer event with Democratic activists on Thursday evening.
"Connecting what's taking place abroad to what's taking place in our own country, and what we see taking place in Ukraine now, is a direct assault on democracy," Lee told Pelosi.
"This is Putin wanting an autocratic regime to re-emerge and, of course, democracy is going to prevail but it's a fight."The fight for democracy is taking place throughout the world.
" Lee, chair of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on State and Foreign Operations, specifically mentioned former President Donald Trump in connecting the situation in Ukraine to what's happening in the U.S. "And we see the rise of Donald Trump and his comments about Putin and his relationship with Putin, and his praise for Putin," she said.
"When you look at Ukraine, we have to look within, and we have to see that this is a global movement to dismantle democracy, but democracy is going to prevail.
" Lee said voting rights and climate change are among the key issues are on the ballot in November 2022.
During the grassroots event, Lee claimed that the GOP is trying to bring back Jim Crow.
Saturday, February 26, 2022
Pelosi equates Russian invasion of Ukraine to GOP 'assaults on our democracy in our own country'
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