{"id":1125903,"date":"2021-12-16T17:13:31","date_gmt":"2021-12-16T22:13:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1125903"},"modified":"2021-12-16T17:13:33","modified_gmt":"2021-12-16T22:13:33","slug":"lawmakers-defend-democratic-colleague-after-a-russian-politician-urged-his-kidnapping-on-live-tv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lawmakers-defend-democratic-colleague-after-a-russian-politician-urged-his-kidnapping-on-live-tv\/","title":{"rendered":"Lawmakers Defend Democratic Colleague After A Russian Politician Urged His Kidnapping On Live TV"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Flawmakers-defend-democratic-colleague-after-a-russian-politician-urged-his-kidnapping-on-live-tv%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1125903&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><\/div>\n<p>House Republicans jumped to the defense of Arizona Democratic Rep. Ruben Gallego after a Russian politician said that he should be kidnapped on live television.<\/p>\n<p>The  came Wednesday, after Gallego returned from a trip to Ukraine, where Russian military forces have <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/12\/10\/russia-makes-list-of-demands-for-nato-amid-threats-of-invading-ukraine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">gathered en masse<\/a> on the countries\u2019 shared border. Gallego responded on Twitter, and both his Republican and Democratic colleagues came to his defense.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFuck around and find out,\u201d Gallego responded, adding an American flag emoji.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" readability=\"5.0909090909091\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Fuck around and find out. \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/buuFM7GBtm\">https:\/\/t.co\/buuFM7GBtm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ruben Gallego (@RubenGallego) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RubenGallego\/status\/1471240638263877637?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 15, 2021<\/a> <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cI have your six,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/michaelgwaltz\/status\/1471293836844482564\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">said<\/a> Florida Republican Rep. Michael Waltz.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGot your six,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepMeijer\/status\/1471569159611899912\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">said<\/a> Michigan Republican Rep. Peter Meijer, attaching a patriotic gif.<\/p>\n<p>The most detailed defense, however, came from Alaska Republican Rep. Don Young, the 87-year-old dean of the House.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI heard the Russians are trying to come after my buddy Ruben Gallego,\u201d Young <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/repdonyoung\/status\/1471566544945692681?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">tweeted<\/a>. \u201cDon\u2019t worry Ruben, I\u2019m the only Member of Congress with the skills, training, and experience to bring a knife to a gun fight,\u201d he added alongside an American flag emoji and a picture of himself wielding a knife. <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/12\/07\/joe-biden-russian-vladimir-putin-ukraine-economic-harm-sanctions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>(RELATED: Biden To Threaten Putin With \u2018Significant And Severe Economic Harm\u2019 If Russia Invades Ukraine)<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" readability=\"9.594249201278\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I heard the Russians are trying to come after my buddy <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepRubenGallego?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@RepRubenGallego<\/a>. Don\u2019t worry Ruben, I\u2019m the only Member of Congress with the skills, training, and experience to bring a knife to a gun fight.\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tX7I5QRm0g\">https:\/\/t.co\/tX7I5QRm0g<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RtRLSb6dIA\">pic.twitter.com\/RtRLSb6dIA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rep. Don Young (@repdonyoung) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/repdonyoung\/status\/1471566544945692681?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 16, 2021<\/a> <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>California Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepSwalwell\/status\/1471572981164003328\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">chimed in<\/a> soon after, calling the Russian threat a \u201cbig mistake.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Russians just unified a very divided Congress,\u201d Swalwell said. \u201cYou threaten any of us \u2014 Democrat or Republican \u00ad\u2014 and we will unite against your bully regime.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Content created by The Daily Caller News Foundation is available without charge to any eligible news publisher that can provide a large audience. For licensing opportunities of our original content, please contact <a href=\"mailto:licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org\">licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>House Republicans jumped to the defense of Arizona Democratic Rep. 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