Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) accused some advocates of a ceasefire in Gaza between Israel and the terrorist group Hamas of being “connected to Russia” Sunday.
“For them to call for a cease-fire — this is Putin’s message, Mr. Putin’s message,” Pelosi told CNN’s Dana Bash.
“Make no mistake, this is directly connected to what he would like to see. Same thing with Ukraine. It’s about Putin’s message,” she claimed.
The California Democrat ceded that “some of these protesters are spontaneous and organic and sincere.” However, she added, “Some, I think, are connected to Russia.”
Pelosi said she has been looking into the issue “for a long time.”
Bash pressed Pelosi over such an accusation, asking, “You think some are Russian plants?”
“I think some financing should be investigated, and I want to ask the FBI to investigate that,” the congresswoman told her.
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The Council on American-Islamic Relations slammed Pelosi following her remarks. “Her comments once again show the negative impact of decades of dehumanization of the Palestinian people by those supporting Israeli apartheid,” CAIR National Executive Director Nihad Awad said in a statement.
“Instead of baselessly smearing those Americans as Russian collaborators, former House Speaker Pelosi and other political leaders should respect the will of the American people by calling for an end to the Netanyahu government’s genocidal war on the people of Gaza,” he added.
